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This case concerns a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Federal Express and Sedgwick Walnut Creek after an award was made to James Peters for new and further permanent disability. The Appeals Board denied the reconsideration, adopting the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) report. The ALJ found sufficient medical evidence of new and further permanent disability based on Agreed Medical Evaluator Dr. Feinberg's reports, leading to an adjusted award of 54% permanent disability. The Board also noted that the defendant's petition contained sanctionable misrepresentations and mis-citations regarding legal precedent.
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This case concerns a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Federal Express and Sedgwick Walnut Creek after an award was made to James Peters for new and further permanent disability. The Appeals Board denied the reconsideration, adopting the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) report. The ALJ found sufficient medical evidence of new and further permanent disability based on Agreed Medical Evaluator Dr. Feinberg's reports, leading to an adjusted award of 54% permanent disability. The Board also noted that the defendant's petition contained sanctionable misrepresentations and mis-citations regarding legal precedent.
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