Diana Kohan vs. Robinson’s May-macy’s Corporate Services

This case is about Diana Kohan, who was seeking reconsideration of the Findings, Award & Order (F&A) issued in ADJ4553609 (specific injury claim) and the Findings & Order (F&O) issued in ADJ2311618 (cumulative trauma injury claim) on January 17, 2013. Kohan argued that the defendant, Robinson's May/Macy's Corporate Services, did not timely deny her cumulative trauma injury claim so that it should be presumed compensable, and that the WCJ erred when she found that the reports and opinions of Kohan's treating physicians were not substantial evidence. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted both petitions for reconsideration, rescinded the F&A and

Robinson’s May-Macy’s Corporate Services Diana Kohan WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIADIANA KOHAN, Applicant,vs.ROBINSON’S MAY/MACY’SCORPORATE SERVICES, Defendants.Case Nos. ADJ4553609 (MON 0343677)ADJ2311618 (MON 0343678)OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION            Applicant Diana Kohan seeks reconsideration of the Findings, Award & Order (F&A) issued in ADJ4553609 (specific injury claim) and the Findings & Order (F&O) issued in ADJ2311618 (cumulative trauma injury claim) on January 17, 2013. Defendant Macy’s Corporate Services seeks reconsideration of the F&A in ADJ4553609.            In the F&A in ADJ4553609, the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found in pertinent part that applicant sustained industrial injury on April 11, 2006 to her neck, back, and shoulders and did not sustain industrial injury to her head, sleep, chest, psyche, and internals; that applicant was entitled to temporary disability benefits for the period from April 12, 2006 through September 25, 2007 and attorney’s fees on the award of temporary disability indemnity; and, that applicant did not sustain permanent disability. She awarded applicant’s attorney’s fees on the award of temporary disability indemnity.            In the F&O in ADJ2311618, the WCJ found that applicant did not sustain industrial cumulative trauma injury from August 29, 2004 to April 14, 2006 to her neck, back, shoulders, head, sleep, psyche, chest, both legs, both knees, both feet, both hips, both arms, both hands, wrists, stomach, fibromyalgia, and internals and ordered that applicant take nothing.            Applicant contends that defendant did not timely deny her cumulative trauma injury claim so that it should be presumed compensable; that the WCJ erred when she found that the reports and opinions of , applicant’s treating physicians were not substantial evidence; that the WCJ should have ordered further development o

To continue reading ... start a FREE Trial for 10 days

Discover the cases you didn’t know you were missing!

Copyright © 2023 - CompFox Inc.