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EMILY CLAUSEN vs. MCGHAN MEDICAL/INAMED CORPORATION, FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA C/O SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY

Filed: Oct 02, 2012
Goleta
ADJ2711362 (SBA 0085364)

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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) order denies Emily Clausen's petition for reconsideration and dismisses her petition for removal. The WCAB adopted the reasoning of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), finding it sound despite a minor factual error regarding the applicant's age. The WCAB clarified that reconsideration is the proper avenue for challenging a WCJ's final substantive order, not removal. Therefore, both the petition for reconsideration and the petition for removal were denied and dismissed, respectively.

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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) order denies Emily Clausen's petition for reconsideration and dismisses her petition for removal. The WCAB adopted the reasoning of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), finding it sound despite a minor factual error regarding the applicant's age. The WCAB clarified that reconsideration is the proper avenue for challenging a WCJ's final substantive order, not removal. Therefore, both the petition for reconsideration and the petition for removal were denied and dismissed, respectively.

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