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JONATHAN ELFORD vs. MD OFFICE SOLUTIONS INC., AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE COMPANY, LIBERTY MUTUAL

Filed: Dec 21, 2018
San Francisco
ADJ10955890

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This case involves a Petition for Reconsideration filed by MD Office Solutions Inc. (Liberty Mutual/American Economy Insurance Company) challenging a prior workers' compensation award. The defendant alleges a mutual mistake regarding insurance coverage for the applicant's March 9, 2015 injury, claiming they were not the liable carrier. However, the Board dismissed the petition as untimely, noting it was filed 61 days after the award was served. The Board suggested the defendant should instead file a petition to set aside the award based on good cause, such as mutual mistake, and directed the matter back to the trial level.

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This case involves a Petition for Reconsideration filed by MD Office Solutions Inc. (Liberty Mutual/American Economy Insurance Company) challenging a prior workers' compensation award. The defendant alleges a mutual mistake regarding insurance coverage for the applicant's March 9, 2015 injury, claiming they were not the liable carrier. However, the Board dismissed the petition as untimely, noting it was filed 61 days after the award was served. The Board suggested the defendant should instead file a petition to set aside the award based on good cause, such as mutual mistake, and directed the matter back to the trial level.

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JONATHAN ELFORD vs. MD OFFICE SOLUTIONS INC., AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE COMPANY, LIBERTY MUTUAL (2018) – San Francisco | CompFox