Is a plaintiff barred from pursuing a tort claim for the same injury as a worker's compensation claim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ly v. Cnty. of Fresno, 223 Cal.Rptr.3d 875 (Cal. App. 2017):
their workers' compensation claims to final judgment, plaintiffs are now barred from pursuing a tort claim for the same injury. ( Lake v. Lakewood Chiropractic Center (1993) 20 Cal.App.4th 47, 54, 24 Cal.Rptr.2d 358.)
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