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Boot Camp

The Workers’ Compensation Specialization Boot Camp on July 16 and 17 in Los Angeles was a packed house. [1]  If you missed out, there’s another chance to attend on July 30 and 31 in Concord.

If you did attend the seminar in Los Angeles, I promised you a copy of all of the cases cited during the presentation on Permanent Disability.  Here’s the basic outline along with a download link for every case I cited:

1. Permanent Disability
   1. Cal. Labor Code. Section 4660
   2. LeBoeuf v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd.
   3. Costa v. Hardy
   4. Almaraz/Guzman “II”
   5. Guzman “III”
   6. Ogilvie “II”
   7. (Updated 7/29/2011!) [Download not found]
      1. Read a summary of Ogilvie III here!
   8. Argonaut Ins. v. Ind. Acc. Comm (Montana)
2. Psychiatric Injuries
   1. Cal. Labor Code Section 3208.3
   2. Dept. of Corrections v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (Garcia)
3. Apportionment
   1. Cal. Labor Code Section 4662
   2. Cal. Labor Code Section 4663
   3. Cal. Labor Code Section 4664
   4. Cal. Labor Code Section 3213 – 3213.2
   5. Escobedo v. Marshall’s
   6. Benson v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd.
   7. Brodie / Welcher
4. Rating
   1. Blackledge v. Bank of America
   2. Policy & Procedures Manual of the WCAB
5. (Updated 7/18/2011!) Flash Card Take Away
   1. Please register for a free account with PDRater.com to download this file.
   2. Seriously – free as in free.  There’s no charge, no credit card anything.

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