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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the finding that good cause did not exist to set aside a Compromise and Release agreement. The Administrative Law Judge found the defendant's claimed mutual mistake was unilateral, stemming from the defendant's own oversight in failing to notice the applicant's unsigned Addendum A and signing the agreement without the applicant's signature. The defendant's argument of mutual mistake regarding the scope of the settlement and a prior stipulation was insufficient to warrant setting aside the agreement. The Board also admonished the defendant for submitting unnecessary documents, violating a procedural rule.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the finding that good cause did not exist to set aside a Compromise and Release agreement. The Administrative Law Judge found the defendant's claimed mutual mistake was unilateral, stemming from the defendant's own oversight in failing to notice the applicant's unsigned Addendum A and signing the agreement without the applicant's signature. The defendant's argument of mutual mistake regarding the scope of the settlement and a prior stipulation was insufficient to warrant setting aside the agreement. The Board also admonished the defendant for submitting unnecessary documents, violating a procedural rule.
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