ALESIA BUTLER vs. AZIMUTH TECHNOLOGIES/AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, Administered By CHARTIS CLAIMS, INC.

This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who sought to reopen her claim over seven years after her injury date. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior ruling that had rescinded a dismissal order. The WCAB found that the prior ruling was void for lack of jurisdiction as it was issued more than five years after the date of injury. Consequently, the WCAB dismissed the applicant's petition to reopen as untimely and barred by the statute of limitations.