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This case involved a dispute over contribution between insurance carriers for a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, finding that the initial petition for joinder did not timely "institute proceedings" for contribution under Labor Code § 5500.5. Consequently, the WCAB held that the claim for contribution against The Hartford was barred due to untimeliness.
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This case involved a dispute over contribution between insurance carriers for a cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, finding that the initial petition for joinder did not timely "institute proceedings" for contribution under Labor Code § 5500.5. Consequently, the WCAB held that the claim for contribution against The Hartford was barred due to untimeliness.
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