REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

No. G048217.

226 Cal.App.4th 1530 (2014)

173 Cal. Rptr. 3d 80

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Petitioners, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and SHIRLEY LAPPI, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

May 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Jodie P. Filkins, Jodie P. Filkins ; Sedgwick, Christina Imre and Michael Walsh for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Baziak & Steevens and Mark J. Steevens for Respondent Shirley Lappi.


OPINION

RYLAARSDAM, Acting P. J.

We granted review in this writ proceeding to address two related issues: First, whether the Evidence Code statutes governing privilege are applicable to workers' compensation administrative proceedings, and second, whether the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) acted improperly by ordering a party to produce documents it claims are privileged...

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