S059214 Ct. App. 1/2 A070558 WCAB Case No. 76 OAK 61329 Filed January 25, 1999 Harbinson, Carlson Tune, Joel D. Tondreau and Mark H. Tune for Petitioner. Bryce C. Anderson; Kazan, McClain, Edises, Simon Abrams, Victoria Edises, Anne Burr and Dianna Lyons for Respondent Lucille Steele. BROWN, J. Under the Workers' Compensation Act, an employer must pay a death benefit to the dependents of an employee who dies as a result of a work-related injury. (Lab. Code, § 4701, subd. (b); all further statutory
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(a) Unpublished opinion Except as provided in (b), an opinion of a California Court of Appeal or superior court appellate division that is not certified for publication or ordered published must not be cited or relied on by a court or a party in any other action. (b)Exceptions An unpublished opinion may be cited or relied on: (1) When the opinion is relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel; or (2) When the opinion is relevant to a criminal or disciplinary
(a)Contents of petition (1) If the petition could have been filed first in a lower court, it must explain why the reviewing court should issue the writ as an original matter. (2) If the petition names as respondent a judge, court, board, or other officer acting in a public capacity, it must disclose the name of any real party in interest. (3) If the petition seeks review of trial court proceedings that are also the subject of a pending appeal, the notice "Related Appeal Pending" must appear on the