CompFox AI Summary
This case involves a Petition for Reconsideration by the defendant, the County of Los Angeles, challenging the admission of an Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) report. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, finding that the defendant waived any objection to the report and the communication of non-medical information to the AME. The Board specifically rejected the defendant's argument that the AME's report was improper based on Blackledge v. Bank of America. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was denied.
Full Decision Text1 Pages
This case involves a Petition for Reconsideration by the defendant, the County of Los Angeles, challenging the admission of an Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) report. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, finding that the defendant waived any objection to the report and the communication of non-medical information to the AME. The Board specifically rejected the defendant's argument that the AME's report was improper based on Blackledge v. Bank of America. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was denied.
Read the full decision
Join + legal professionals. Create a free account to access the complete text of this decision and search our entire database.