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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied defendant Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's petitions for reconsideration and disqualification. The Board affirmed the WCJ's finding that applicant Guadalupe Vazquez sustained a specific industrial injury on March 14, 2023, to her lumbar spine, cervical spine, left shoulder, and bilateral knees. The defendant's petition for reconsideration, challenging the date of injury and alleging due process violations, was deemed timely but denied on merits, concurring with the WCJ's report. The petition for disqualification of the WCJ, alleging bias, was denied for lack of detailed factual support and was considered a bad faith attempt to delay proceedings. The Board also ordered further development of the medical record concerning the applicant's alleged head and brain injury.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied defendant Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's petitions for reconsideration and disqualification. The Board affirmed the WCJ's finding that applicant Guadalupe Vazquez sustained a specific industrial injury on March 14, 2023, to her lumbar spine, cervical spine, left shoulder, and bilateral knees. The defendant's petition for reconsideration, challenging the date of injury and alleging due process violations, was deemed timely but denied on merits, concurring with the WCJ's report. The petition for disqualification of the WCJ, alleging bias, was denied for lack of detailed factual support and was considered a bad faith attempt to delay proceedings. The Board also ordered further development of the medical record concerning the applicant's alleged head and brain injury.
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