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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's findings that the defendant unreasonably delayed paying a stipulated award, thus incurring penalties and attorney's fees. The Board affirmed the judge's decision to limit the defendant's credit for a third-party settlement to prospective benefits due to the defendant's inaction in pursuing its credit rights after the stipulated award. Furthermore, the Board ruled that the defendant could not apply its third-party credit against the penalties and attorney's fees awarded.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's findings that the defendant unreasonably delayed paying a stipulated award, thus incurring penalties and attorney's fees. The Board affirmed the judge's decision to limit the defendant's credit for a third-party settlement to prospective benefits due to the defendant's inaction in pursuing its credit rights after the stipulated award. Furthermore, the Board ruled that the defendant could not apply its third-party credit against the penalties and attorney's fees awarded.
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