Isidoro A. Lucena vs. Diablo Auto Body; Liberty; Mutual Insurance; Sun Valley Ford; Great States Insurance
This case involves Isidoro A. Lucena, who is suing Diablo Auto Body, Liberty, Mutual Insurance, Sun Valley Ford, and Great States Insurance for workers’ compensation. The WCJ found that counsel for Great States Insurance willfully filed a petition for dismissal unsupported by the medical record, causing applicant’s counsel to incur expense in taking the time to reply to the petition. Great States Insurance was ordered to pay sanctions in the amount of $100.00 plus reasonable attorney fees. Great States Insurance filed a timely petition for reconsideration, admitting that the petition for dismissal was filed in error but contending that it had relied upon a Statement in a medical report. The petition was unverified, and the WCJ recommended that the petition
