Thomas Martinez vs. Ralphs Grocery Company, Permissibly Self-insured; Administered By Sedgwick Claims Management Services,

In this case, Thomas Martinez filed a workers' compensation claim against Ralphs Grocery Company, which was permissibly self-insured and administered by Sedgwick Claims Management Services. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to study the factual and legal issues presented. After a voluntary mediation through a commissioners' settlement conference, the representatives for Ralphs Grocery Company and the Motion Picture Health Fund (MPHF) filed a written agreement resolving the lien. The Board then rescinded the WCJ's Findings and Orders, approved the lien settlement agreement, and dismissed Ralphs Grocery Company's Petition for Reconsideration on the ground that it was moot.

Ralphs Grocery Company, Permissibly Self-Insured; Administered by Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Thomas Martinez WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIATHOMAS MARTINEZApplicant,vs.RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY, Permissibly Self-Insured; Administered by SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES,Defendant.Case Nos. ADJ1518346 (MON 0297186)ADJ1191000 (MON 0297189)ADJ1545243 (MON 0298423)(Marina del Rey District Office)OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION            Defendant, Ralphs Grocery Company, petitions for reconsideration of the Findings and Orders issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on September 22, 2016. In that decision, the WCJ allowed the lien claim of the Motion Picture Health Fund (MPHF) for medical treatment expense in the amount of $51,400.3 7 plus penalties and interest. Defendant contends that the WCJ erred in allowing the lien.            We granted reconsideration to study the factual and legal issues presented. Subsequently, at our request, MPHF and defendant participated in voluntary mediation through a commissioners’ settlement conference and agreed to resolve all issues concerning MPHF’s lien in consideration of the payment of $29,950.00 by defendant.            On November 16, 2017, the representatives for defendant and MPHF filed a written agreement resolving the lien. Therefore, as our Decision After Reconsideration, we will rescind the WCJ’s Findings and Orders, approve the lien settlement agreement and dismiss defendant’s Petition for Reconsideration on the ground that it is moot.///////// ,             For the foregoing reasons,            IT IS ORDERED as the Decision After Reconsideration of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board that the Findings and Orders issued September 22, 2016, be RESCINDED, and that the lien settlement agreement of defendant and lien claimant Motion Picture Health Fund dated November 16, 2017, be APPROVED.            IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the P

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