DUNCAN v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD

No. H034040.

179 Cal.App.4th 1009 (2009)

JOHN C. DUNCAN, as Administrator, etc., Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and X.S., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

November 25, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vanessa L. Holton, Steven A. McGinty, Carol Belcher, Anthony Mischel and Jesse N. Rosen for Petitioner.

Robert E. Kalunian, Acting County Counsel, Leah D. Davis, Assistant County Counsel, Jeffrey L. Scott and Jason E. Waller, Deputy County Counsel, for Subsequent Injuries Benefit Trust Fund of the State of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No Appearance for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Butts & Johnson, Arthur L. Johnson and Heather A. Harper for Respondent X.S.

Marcus & Regalado and Marc G. Marcus for California Applicants' Attorneys Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Respondent X.S.


OPINION

ELIA, J.

John C. Duncan, administrator of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund of the State of California (SIBTF)1 petitions this court for review of a decision of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, which construed Labor Code section 4659, subdivision (c) to mean that the cost of living adjustment to total permanent disability payments and life pensions are retroactive to the date of...

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