KIRK CARDENAS vs. WARNER BROS. STUDIO FACILITIES, INC., Permissibly Self-Insured

is a case in which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Warner Bros. Studio Facilities, Inc., Permissibly Self-Insured. The Petition was in regards to the Findings and Award provided to Kirk Cardenas, the applicant, which included benefits for a neck injury. The Board found that the opinion of the agreed medical examiner, chosen by the parties, was persuasive and constituted substantial medical evidence. The Petition for Reconsideration was denied.

WARNER BROS. STUDIO FACILITIES, INC., Permissibly Self-Insured KIRK CARDENAS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAKIRK CARDENAS, Applicant,vs.WARNER BROS. STUDIO FACILITIES, INC., Permissibly Self-Insured, Defendant.Case No. ADJ203059 (LBO 0386814)ORDER DENYING RECONSIDERATION            We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration of the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated in said report which we adopt and incorporate, we will deny reconsideration.            The WCJ, moreover, properly relied upon the opinion of the agreed medical examiner, who was chosen by the parties presumably because of his expertise and neutrality. The WCJ was presented with no good reason to find-that opinion unpersuasive, and we see none either. (See Power v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (1986) 179 Cal.App.3d 775 [51 Cal.Comp.Cases 114])./////////////////////////// ,             For the foregoing reasons,            IT IS ORDERED that said Petition for Reconsideration is DENIED.WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD_______________________________________________DEIDRA E. LOWEI CONCUR,_______________________________________________  FRANK M. BRASS_______________________________________________  RONNIE G. CAPLANEDATED AND FILED AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA  OCT 05, 2012SERVICE MADE ON THE ABOVE DATE ON THE PERSONS LISTED BELOW AT THEIR ADDRESSES SHOWN ON THE CURRENT OFFICIAL ADDRESS RECORD.KIRK CARDENAS MARK LEEDSPATRICK BRAULTsye , STATE OF CALIFORNIADivision of Workers’ CompensationWorkers’ Compensation Appeals BoardKIRK CARDENAS-vs.-WARNER BROS;CASE NUMBER: ADJ203059WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE:Charles WilliamsDATE: August 20, 2012REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATIONADMINSTRATIVE LAW JUDGE ON PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATIONI INTRODUCTION  Petitioner, defenda

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