ADJ659011

This case is about Martin Trapero, who sustained an admitted industrial injury on March 3, 2000. The parties agreed to use multiple Agreed Medical Evaluators (AMEs) to resolve the case, including an agreement to use Dr. Thompson as their AME in orthopedics. On December 29, 2009, applicant’s attorney noticed Dr. Thompson’s deposition for January 11, 2010. Approximately five to eight minutes before the deposition began, applicant’s attorney handed defense counsel a vocational evaluation report dated January 5, 2010, prepared by Mr. Mark Remas. The report was presented to Dr. Thompson after the deposition began. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Appeals Board) concluded that applicant’s attorney violated Labor Code section 4062.

This case involves a petition for reconsideration filed by defendant North American Pneumatics and the State Compensation Insurance Fund with regard to a decision filed on April 11, 2011. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board granted the petition for reconsideration in order to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in the case and to issue a just and reasoned decision. All further correspondence, objections, motions, requests and communications must be filed with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in San Francisco, California.