All parties and lien claimants shall meet the evidentiary burden of proof on all issues by a preponderance of the evidence in order that all parties are considered equal before the law. “Preponderance of the evidence” means that evidence that, when weighed with that opposed to it, has more convincing force and the greater probability of truth. When weighing the evidence, the test is not the relative number of witnesses, but the relative convincing force of the evidence.
Cal. Lab. Code § 3202.5
General Provisions
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 136 Cal. App. 4th 1528 - California Insurance Guarantee Ass'n v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (2006)
Most recently applied in 226 Cal. App. 4th 298 - Lantz v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (June 2014)
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 34, Sec. 9
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