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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied petitions for reconsideration and removal, upholding a $$ 750$ sanction against hearing representative Shahpoor Ashorzadeh. Ashorzadeh allegedly misled the judge by failing to disclose an impending cumulative trauma claim after securing approval of a compromise and release for a specific injury to the same body parts. The Board found Ashorzadeh untruthful regarding his knowledge of the cumulative trauma claim's timing. Furthermore, the Board noted potential liability for applicant's attorney, Peter T. Brown, for failing to supervise his employee and for his own potentially misleading statements.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied petitions for reconsideration and removal, upholding a $$ 750$ sanction against hearing representative Shahpoor Ashorzadeh. Ashorzadeh allegedly misled the judge by failing to disclose an impending cumulative trauma claim after securing approval of a compromise and release for a specific injury to the same body parts. The Board found Ashorzadeh untruthful regarding his knowledge of the cumulative trauma claim's timing. Furthermore, the Board noted potential liability for applicant's attorney, Peter T. Brown, for failing to supervise his employee and for his own potentially misleading statements.
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