John Keating Engler, vs. Walgreens, Psi C/o Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.,

(SBR 0341278) is a case in which John Keating Engler, an assistant manager of Walgreens, claimed to have sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of employment due to a slip and fall. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Petition for Reconsideration, finding that Engler was a credible witness and that there was not sufficient evidence to prove that he had fabricated or staged his injury. The Board also found that the denial of injury was timely issued.

WALGREENS, PSI c/o SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., JOHN KEATING ENGLER, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAJOHN KEATING ENGLER, Applicant,vs.WALGREENS, PSI c/o SEDGWICK CLAIMSMANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., Defendant(s).Case No. ADJ2012962 (SBR 0341278)ORDER DENYING RECONSIDERATION            We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the report of the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated in said report which we adopt and incorporate, we will deny reconsideration.            We are, moreover, extending to the WCJ’s finding on credibility the great weight to which it is entitled. (Garza v. Workmen’s Comp. Appeals Bd. (1970) 3 Cal.3d 312 [35 Cal. Comp. Cases 500].)//////////////////////// ,             For the foregoing reasons,            IT IS ORDERED that said Petition for Reconsideration be, and it hereby is, DENIED.        WORKERS’COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD        _______________________________        JAMES C. CUNEOI CONCUR,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            _______________________________        GREGORY G. AGHAZARIAN_______________________________        NEIL P. SULLIVANDATED AND FILED AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIAOCT 27 2009SERVICE MADE BY MAIL ON ABOVE DATE ON THE PERSONS LISTED BELOW AT THEIR ADDRESSES AS SHOWN ON THE CURRENT OFFICIAL ADDRESS RECORD:JOHN KEATING ENGLERNANCY WALLACESAGER & SAVAGEcsl , STATE OF CALIFORNIADIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATIONWORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDJohn Keating Engler vs. Walgreens, PSI c/o Sedgwick CMS, Inc.JUDGE MYRLE R. PETTYCase No. ADJ2012962 (SBR0341278)San Bernardino District OfficeREPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONON PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATIONBy ti

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