(California Court of Appeal) - Petition for a writ of review of the Workers Compensation Appeals Board,challenging its jurisdiction over a claim by a former professional basketball player in the NBA from 1981 through 1984 for cumulative injuries, the Board's decision is affirmed where: 1) Labor Code section 5954 and Code of Civil Procedure section 1069 require verification of a petition to review a decision of the Appeals Board; 2) California has a legitimate interest in an industrial injury when the applicant was employed by a California corporation and participated in other games and practices in California for non-California NBA teams, or during the period of exposure causing cumulative injury; and 3) subjecting petitioner to California workers' compensation law is fair and not a denial of due process.
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