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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration based on two primary grounds. First, the defendant failed to properly serve a lien claimant, Duran Interpreting Service, which was affected by the petition, violating procedural rules. Second, the defendant improperly attached a news article to its petition that was not part of the trial record and offered no justification as newly discovered evidence. Consequently, the defendant's reconsideration request was dismissed, affirming the original finding that the applicant's injury occurred in the course of employment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration based on two primary grounds. First, the defendant failed to properly serve a lien claimant, Duran Interpreting Service, which was affected by the petition, violating procedural rules. Second, the defendant improperly attached a news article to its petition that was not part of the trial record and offered no justification as newly discovered evidence. Consequently, the defendant's reconsideration request was dismissed, affirming the original finding that the applicant's injury occurred in the course of employment.
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