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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the City of Torrance Police Department's petition for reconsideration. The defendant sought to challenge the weekly rate of permanent disability indemnity payments, an issue previously decided. California law prohibits successive petitions for reconsideration on issues already ruled upon, requiring parties to seek a writ of review instead. Any new issues raised by the defendant were deemed waived for not being raised at the first opportunity.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the City of Torrance Police Department's petition for reconsideration. The defendant sought to challenge the weekly rate of permanent disability indemnity payments, an issue previously decided. California law prohibits successive petitions for reconsideration on issues already ruled upon, requiring parties to seek a writ of review instead. Any new issues raised by the defendant were deemed waived for not being raised at the first opportunity.
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