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Becroft, Brian vs. Searles Valley Minerals, Zurich American Insurance Company

Filed: Nov 27, 2017
Santa Ana
ADJ8013952

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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who sustained a right shoulder injury and sought reconsideration of findings denying claims of employer misconduct and discriminatory termination. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the administrative law judge's credibility findings, which favored the employer's witnesses who denied receiving notice of the safety concerns. The Board found no substantial contrary evidence to overturn the judge's determination that the applicant failed to meet his burden of proof on these claims.

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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who sustained a right shoulder injury and sought reconsideration of findings denying claims of employer misconduct and discriminatory termination. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the administrative law judge's credibility findings, which favored the employer's witnesses who denied receiving notice of the safety concerns. The Board found no substantial contrary evidence to overturn the judge's determination that the applicant failed to meet his burden of proof on these claims.

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