Featured Cases

For a firm of its size, WLG has an impressive resume of litigation success. In January 2025, WLG secured California Supreme Court review of the only Petition for Review the firm has ever pursued.

WLG has dozens of published Noteworthy Panel Decisions and California Compensation Cases. Several have been ranked “top cases” by both Lexis and CAAA.

WLG is best known for two particular cases that involved “work from home” and “home at work” injuries. In Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority v. WCAB (Tidwell) (2017) 82 CCC 1514, an employee who worked exclusively from home was injured during the workday while using her home restroom. In Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority v. WCAB (Cappucci) (2021) 86 CCC 287, an employee who spent the night in her vehicle on the employer’s premises was injured while using the employer’s shower. These cases distinguish between acts that are personal and work-related.

Both cases are regularly cited for their relevance to California’s current work landscape. Mr. Witkop predicted an increasingly remote workforce and sought guidance for when home-based injuries should be considered industrial. Similarly, with the increasingly unaffordable cost of living in California, Mr. Witkop sought guidance when a transient lifestyle creates employer exposure.