In this case, Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) and State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) were involved in a workers’ compensation dispute with Shawn Beyer. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board found that Beyer sustained industrial injury to his right thumb and left foot and ankle while employed as a professional soccer player by MISL, the insured of SCIF, from July 1, 2001 to December 1, 2002. The Board also found that Beyer sustained industrial injury to his right thumb and left foot and ankle while employed as a professional soccer player by MISL on December 1, 2002. The Board denied reconsideration in Case No. ADJ2273697 (ANA 0387273) and granted reconsideration in Case No. AD
Major Indoor Soccer League; and State Compensation Insurance Fund Shawn Beyer WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIASHAWN BEYER, Applicant,vs.MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE; and AFTER RECONSIDERATIONSTATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Defendants.Case Nos. ADJ2273697 (ANA 0387273) [MF]ADJ810982 (ANA 0387274)OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION, GRANTING PETITION FORRECONSIDERATION, AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION Defendant, State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), has filed a petition seeking reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Award in Case No. ADJ2273697 (ANA 0387273) and of the separate Findings of Fact and Award in Case No. ADJ810982 (ANA 0387274), both issued on October 19, 2009. In the Findings of Fact and Award in Case No. ADJ2273697 (ANA 0387273), the WCJ found that applicant, Shawn Beyer, sustained industrial injury to his right thumb and left foot and ankle while employed as a professional soccer player by Major In