SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES v. W.C.A.B.

No. C050589.

45 Cal.Rptr.3d 550 (2006)

140 Cal.App.4th 1498

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

June 30, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pursley, Rush & Wesley, Roy W. Wesley, Sacramento, and Alisha E. Pritchard for Petitioner.

Jack Perko, Malibu, for Gibraltar Electro Medical Services, Amicus Curiae, on behalf of Petitioner.

Brissman & Associates and Jon C. Brissman, Colton, for Respondent Placerville Chiropractic & Sports Clinic.

No appearance for Respondents.

Katten, Muchin, and Rosenman, Alan D. Croll, Laurence G. Solov and Jennifer L. Lallite, Los Angeles, for West Coast Surgery Centers Management, LLC, Amicus Curiae on behalf of WCAB, State of California, Corey Chatham and Lee K. Kenney, D.C.; and David Bryan Leonard, Los Angeles, for California Society Of Industrial Medicine & Surgery, Inc., Amicus Curiae on behalf of WCAB.


MORRISON, J.

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) petitions for a writ of review to determine the lawfulness of an award and an order denying reconsideration in a proceeding before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). Corey Chatman, a truck driver for SPI, sought adjudication of his claim after he sustained injuries when his logging truck tipped over. Most of the issues were resolved by a compromise and release; a hearing was held on the lien held by Chatman...

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