New Jersey Devils; Montreal Canadiens; Federal Insurance Company, Darren Langdon, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIADARREN LANGDON,Applicant,vs.NEW JERSEY DEVILS; MONTREAL CANADIENS; FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,Defendants.Case No. ADJ8765034(Oxnard District Office)OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION The petition of defendant Federal Insurance Company (Federal) for reconsideration of the January 21, 2016 Findings And Award of the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) was previously granted in order to further study the record and issues in the case. The WCJ found that the WCAB “has jurisdiction over this case,” and that applicant sustained cumulative industrial injury to multiple body parts while employed as a professional hockey player, including by defendant employer Montreal Canadiens (Montreal) from October 28, 2003 to April 29, 2004, and by defendant employer New Jersey Devils (New Jersey) from April 29, 2004 to November 8, 2005, causing a need for future medical treatment and 38% permanent disability after apportionment. Federal contends in its Petition For Reconsideration (Petition) that the WCAB has no subject matter jurisdiction over its insureds Montreal and New Jersey because applicant had only limited contact with this state while in their employ, citing Federal Insurance Co. v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson) (2013) 221 Cal.App.4th 1116 [78 Cal.Comp.Cases 1257] (Johnson).[sub]1[/sub] An answer was received from applicant./// , The WCJ provided an Amended Report And Recommendation On Petition For Reconsideration (Report) recommending that reconsideration be granted to correct clerical errors in the Award, but that his January 21, 2016 decision otherwise be affirmed. Having carefully reviewed the record and considered the allegations of the Petition, applicant’s answer, and the Report, the WCJ’s January 21, 2016 decision is affirmed as the Decision After
