Claudia Black, vs. Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Permissibly Self-insured,

CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, permissibly self-insured, CLAUDIA BLACK, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIACLAUDIA BLACK, Applicant,vs.CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, permissibly self-insured, Defendant.Case No. ADJ832246 (MON 0298917) OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION            Applicant and defendant separately seek reconsideration of the Findings and Award of February 17, 2009, wherein the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) found, in essence, that applicant sustained an admitted industrial injury to her back and right leg, shoulder, and hip on January 12, 2002, while employed by defendant as a clinical partner, and that the injury caused, among other things, a need for further medical treatment and 78% permanent disability, after apportionment of 20% of applicant’s overall right shoulder permanent disability, 33.3% of her overall back permanent disability, but without apportionment of her right hip permanent disability, entitling applicant to further medical treatment and permanent disability indemnity totaling $114,655 plus thereafter a life pension.            In relevant part of the Opinion on Decision in support of the disputed Findings and Award, the WCJ stated, regarding apportionment of permanent disability, that she followed the opinion of Armin Sadoff, M.D., an orthopedist and the parties’ agreed medical evaluator (AME), for the determination of apportionment for the back and right shoulder permanent disability, but not for the right hip because she found that Dr. Sadoff’s right hip apportionment opinion was not substantial evidence.            Defendant contends that the injury caused less than 78% permanent disability and that the WCJ should have apportioned 50% of applicant’s overall right hip permanent disability to causes other than the industrial injury, arguing that Dr. Sadoff’s apportionment opinion regarding the right , hip is substantial evidence.            Applicant contends that th

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