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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a WCJ's award finding applicant sustained industrial injuries, not to decide the merits, but to issue a Notice of Intention to Impose Sanctions. Defendants' Petition for Reconsideration was found to be skeletal, lacking specific record references and relying on unsubstantiated claims, including a Wikipedia search. The Board also noted the defendants' failure to exercise due diligence in developing the record regarding applicant's alleged methamphetamine use. Sanctions are contemplated against defendants and their attorney for bad-faith actions and tactics.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a WCJ's award finding applicant sustained industrial injuries, not to decide the merits, but to issue a Notice of Intention to Impose Sanctions. Defendants' Petition for Reconsideration was found to be skeletal, lacking specific record references and relying on unsubstantiated claims, including a Wikipedia search. The Board also noted the defendants' failure to exercise due diligence in developing the record regarding applicant's alleged methamphetamine use. Sanctions are contemplated against defendants and their attorney for bad-faith actions and tactics.
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