San Francisco

In this case, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denied the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Joshua Hinson against the City of Fullerton and Adminsure Diamond Bar. The Board adopted and incorporated the report of the workers’ compensation administrative law judge and denied the Petition for Reconsideration. The order was dated and filed at San Francisco, California on November 17, 2010 and service was made by mail on the same date.

This case is about Michelle Sampay, a security officer who sustained an industrial injury to her skin, rashes, psyche, scalp and teeth while employed from June 1, 1999 to September 12, 1999. The workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) ordered that the lien of David Silver, M.D. (LC) be bifurcated from “all petitions for sanctions, costs and penalties” and declined to enforce a subpoena for the appearance of Janice Barrera, defendant’s claims adjuster. LC filed a Petition for Removal, requesting that the Appeals Board rescind the orders, but the WCJ filed a Findings and Order Taking Matter Off Calendar; Order Appointing Independent Bill Reviewer, making the Petition for

is a case in which the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant’s petition for reconsideration of an earlier decision that granted the applicant’s petition for reconsideration and rescinded the compromise and release agreement. The defendant had stipulated that the applicant had sustained an industrial injury to her psyche while employed by the defendant, and the Appeals Board found that the defendant had waived its right to challenge the stipulation by not raising the issue in a timely manner.

In this case, Lynn Mott sought reconsideration of an order denying her attorney fees pursuant to Labor Code section 5710(b)(4). The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board granted the petition for reconsideration and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings. The Board noted that the petitioner must show that the non-attorney representative was adequately supervised by an identified attorney and full disclosure occurred on the record and to the injured worker. The Board further noted that California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 10773 states that law firm employees not holding current active membership in the State Bar may appear on behalf of the law firm if the client has been fully informed of the involvement of the law firm employee and that the person is not a

In this case, Anthony Soler, an employee of Meadowbrook Dairy, filed a petition for removal with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of California, claiming that he had sustained industrial injury to his head, cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, both shoulders, both arms, both elbows, both wrists, both hands and fingers, both legs, both knees, both ankles, both eyes, left ear, nervous system, internal system and in the form of sleep disorder. The defendant objected to the petition on the grounds that discovery was ongoing. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition for removal, stating that the brief delay in setting the case for trial had not caused the applicant significant prejudice or irreparable harm.

In this case, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the lien claimants’ petition for reconsideration as it was untimely. The decision was served by mail on December 24, 2010, and the petition was filed on January 24, 2011. The Board also admonished the lien claimants’ representatives for leaving the lien trial, in progress, at the lunch break and not returning.

In this case, Ronald Sousa, an aircraft mechanic, was found to have sustained industrial injuries to his right knee on February 13, 1997, his right knee on September 14, 1999, and his left shoulder on October 25, 2002. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a workers’ compensation administrative law judge’s (“WCJ”) Findings and Order of October 21, 2008, wherein the WCJ affirmed the April 25, 2008 Determination of the Division of Workers’ Compensation Rehabilitation Unit (“RU”) which found that retroactive vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance (“VRMA”) was due from the permanent and stationary date of 8/25/04. The defendant argued that there was no medical opinion expressing that applicant was

; ADJ6736155; ADJ7147776. In this case, Yvette Whitmer sought reconsideration of the September 28, 2010 Opinion and Order Granting Reconsideration and Decision After Reconsideration, which granted reconsideration and reversed the July 7, 2010 Findings of Fact issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge. The court denied the petition for reconsideration, finding that Whitmer’s claims were non-compensable, post-termination claims pursuant to Labor Code section 3600(aX10).

is a case in which Norma Neri, the applicant, sought reconsideration of an Order Approving Compromise and Release issued on June 28, 2011. The Compromise and Release was entered into between Neri and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Twin City Fire Insurance, Administered by Sedgwick CMS/SRS, and resolved Neri’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits in exchange for the payment of $1,500. The petition for reconsideration was unverified and unsigned, and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition for these reasons.

: In this case, Antelope Valley Hospital, permissibly self-insured and administered by Alpha Fund, sought removal of an order issued by a workers’ compensation administrative law judge setting the cases for trial. The Appeals Board granted the petition for removal and converted the June 2, 2011 trial date to a conference hearing due to the fact that the orthopedic Agreed Medical Evaluator had not issued a final permanent and stationary report, discovery was still ongoing, and the defendant had objected to the permanent and stationary report of the treating physician.