AMERICAN APPAREL; NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Administered By SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES MISAEL TORRES WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMISAEL TORRES, Applicant,vs.AMERICAN APPAREL; NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, AdministeredBy SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Defendants.Case Nos. ADJ8000261 ADJ8000389ADJ8406948(Los Angeles District Office)OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATIONAND ORDER CORRECTING CLERICAL ERROR Applicant seeks reconsideration of the June 27, 2012 Order Approving Compromise and Release (OAC&R), wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) approved the Compromise and Release entered into by the parties on that date. Applicant filed three claims alleging industrial injury. In his first claim (ADJ8000261), applicant alleges that, while employed as a shipping department worker from December 16, 2010 through July 11, 2011, he sustained cumulative industrial injury to his neck, back, respiratory system, skin, circulatory system, psyche, and nervous system. In his second claim (ADJ8000389), applicant alleges that, while employed as a shipping department worker on February 10, 2011, he sustained industrial injury to his left hand, left wrist, and left. arm. In his third claim (ADJ8406948), applicant alleges that, on May 14, 2012, he was injured by the “conduct of [the] defense attorney in volume II deposition as a compensable consequence,” resulting in injury to his psyche and other body systems. Applicant seeks reconsideration alleging that the Compromise and Release “was based on a misunderstanding.” We have considered the Petition for Reconsideration (Petition), and we have reviewed the record in this matter. We have not received an answer. The WCJ prepared a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (Report), recommending that the Petition be denied or dismissed and that the , Appeals Board amend the OAC&R to correct a cler
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