Labor/Employment
Dec. 19, 2025
Court of Appeal restores sanity to workers' comp treatment authorizations
A new Second District Court of Appeal decision dismantles the Patterson exception, easing the burden on defendants and restoring common sense to the workers' comp treatment authorization process.
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The Second District Court of Appeal recently provided some relief and respite from the hornets' nest that is a claims desk. In Illinois Midwest Ins. Agency, LLC v. WCAB/Rodriguez, the Second District of the California Court of Appeal issued a decision that rejected the prior WCAB holding in Patterson v. The Oaks Farm
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