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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of an award of permanent disability for an applicant's industrial injuries sustained on January 22, 1997. The defendant argued for apportionment of the permanent disability to non-industrial factors and to a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition because it was unverified, a mandatory requirement. The WCAB found the defendant failed to cure this defect within a reasonable time after it was pointed out. Therefore, the defendant's contentions regarding apportionment were not addressed on their merits by the WCAB.
ROBERTO PICENO vs. KLUNE INDUSTRIES, INC.; CIGA, administered by CAMBRIDGE for FREMONT, in liquidation is a workers' compensation case decided in Pomona. 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 Pomona.
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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of an award of permanent disability for an applicant's industrial injuries sustained on January 22, 1997. The defendant argued for apportionment of the permanent disability to non-industrial factors and to a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition because it was unverified, a mandatory requirement. The WCAB found the defendant failed to cure this defect within a reasonable time after it was pointed out. Therefore, the defendant's contentions regarding apportionment were not addressed on their merits by the WCAB.
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