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This case involves a dispute over contribution liability between two insurance carriers for an applicant's cumulative trauma injury. The original Findings and Award determined Everest National Insurance was 68% liable and SCIF 32% liable, ordering Everest to pay SCIF $31,513.97. Everest's petition for reconsideration focuses solely on the monetary calculation, not the proportional liability. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to rescind the original award, as the WCA's attempt to rescind it was untimely. The matter is returned to the WCA for further proceedings and a proper decision on the monetary calculations.
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This case involves a dispute over contribution liability between two insurance carriers for an applicant's cumulative trauma injury. The original Findings and Award determined Everest National Insurance was 68% liable and SCIF 32% liable, ordering Everest to pay SCIF $31,513.97. Everest's petition for reconsideration focuses solely on the monetary calculation, not the proportional liability. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to rescind the original award, as the WCA's attempt to rescind it was untimely. The matter is returned to the WCA for further proceedings and a proper decision on the monetary calculations.
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