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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition for reconsideration after the defendant withdrew it. The WCAB granted reconsideration on its own motion to correct clerical errors in the original award. Specifically, the WCAB amended the award to establish the correct date for the commencement of permanent total disability payments and to clarify the attorney's fee calculation and commutation. The decision confirms that permanent total disability indemnity is retroactive to October 1, 2013, and attorney fees were correctly calculated at $242,426.22, less prior payments.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition for reconsideration after the defendant withdrew it. The WCAB granted reconsideration on its own motion to correct clerical errors in the original award. Specifically, the WCAB amended the award to establish the correct date for the commencement of permanent total disability payments and to clarify the attorney's fee calculation and commutation. The decision confirms that permanent total disability indemnity is retroactive to October 1, 2013, and attorney fees were correctly calculated at $242,426.22, less prior payments.
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