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The Board granted reconsideration regarding a defendant's petition challenging findings of industrial injury and the nature of a communication with an Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME). The Board affirmed findings of compensable injury for one period and no injury for another, but amended the awards to clarify that a letter from CIGA to the AME was improper, though not an ex parte communication. The Board found the letter constituted additional information improperly sent without affording the other party an objection opportunity, leading to exclusion of a supplemental report. Jurisdiction was reserved over costs and sanctions related to this improper communication.
VICTORIA ANTUNEZ vs. SEASIDE PRINTING CO., CALIFORNIA CASUALTY, GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES, PACIFIC NATIONAL INSURANCE, CIGA, INTERCARE INSURANCE SERVICES is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. 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 San Francisco.
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The Board granted reconsideration regarding a defendant's petition challenging findings of industrial injury and the nature of a communication with an Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME). The Board affirmed findings of compensable injury for one period and no injury for another, but amended the awards to clarify that a letter from CIGA to the AME was improper, though not an ex parte communication. The Board found the letter constituted additional information improperly sent without affording the other party an objection opportunity, leading to exclusion of a supplemental report. Jurisdiction was reserved over costs and sanctions related to this improper communication.
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