Javier Trujillo, vs. Galpin Motors, Incorporated; California Insurance Guarantee Association For Ullico Casualty Company, In Liquidation; Preferred Auto Dealers Self-insurance Program,

This case is about Javier Trujillo, an employee of Galpin Motors, Inc., who sustained an industrial cumulative trauma injury to his right elbow, left shoulder, and left wrist while employed by Galpin Motors. The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) for Ullico Casualty Company, in liquidation, sought reconsideration of the Supplemental Finding of Fact and Order, issued March 8, 2017, in which a workers' compensation administrative law judge found that the date of injury was December 21, 2010, and that co-defendant Preferred Auto Dealers Self-Insurance Program (PADSIP) was not "other insurance" pursuant to Insurance Code section 1063.1. The WCJ denied CIGA's Petition

Galpin Motors, Incorporated; California Insurance Guarantee Association For Ullico Casualty Company, in liquidation; Preferred Auto Dealers Self-Insurance Program, Javier Trujillo, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAJAVIER TRUJILLO, Applicant,vs.GALPIN MOTORS, INCORPORATED; CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION for ULLICO CASUALTY COMPANY, in liquidation; PREFERRED AUTO DEALERS SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM,Defendants.Case No. ADJ8340544(Van Nuys District Office)OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION            Defendant, California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), for Ullico Casualty in liquidation, insurer of employer Galpin Motors, Inc., seeks reconsideration of the Supplemental Finding of Fact and Order, issued March 8, 2017, 1 in which a workers’ compensation administrative law judge(WCJ) found applicant sustained an industrial cumulative trauma injury to his right elbow, left shoulder and left wrist while employed as a general maintenance/painter by Galpin Motors, insured by Ullico Casualty, and by Preferred Auto Dealers Self-Insurance Program (PADSIP). The WCJ found the date of injury pursuant to Labor Code section 5412 to be December 21, 2010, and that co-defendant P ADSIP is not “other insurance” pursuant to Insurance Code section 1063.1. The WCJ also deferred a determination of the period of liability pursuant to Labor Code section 5500.5,2 and denied CIGA’s Petition for Change of Administrator.            CIGA contests the WCJ’s determination of applicant’s date of injury, and the finding that PADSIP does not constitute “other insurance” for purpose of liability for applicant’s workers’ compensation benefits. CIGA contends the WCJ should have found the date of injury to be no later than 1 The WCJ corrected a clerical error by an Amended Supplemental Findings of Fact and Order, issued March 13, 2017, that made no substantive changes.2 Unless otherwise stated, all further statutory references are to the Labor Code. ,

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