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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend the initial findings and awards. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Examiner's opinion supported a single, unapportioned award for the applicant's cumulative trauma and specific injury, totaling 74% permanent disability. This decision overturned the prior apportionment of disability between the two injury dates. Finally, the Board accepted the applicant's attorney's apology for a procedural error and declined to impose sanctions.
MARK FIELDS vs. CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY is a workers' compensation case decided in Riverside. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Riverside.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend the initial findings and awards. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Examiner's opinion supported a single, unapportioned award for the applicant's cumulative trauma and specific injury, totaling 74% permanent disability. This decision overturned the prior apportionment of disability between the two injury dates. Finally, the Board accepted the applicant's attorney's apology for a procedural error and declined to impose sanctions.
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