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In Jimmar Webb v. Ralphs Grocery Co., the Appeals Board affirmed a WCJ's award of temporary and permanent disability benefits for a lumbar spine injury resulting in psychiatric and sleep disorders. The applicant's attorney sought reconsideration based on alleged apportionment errors, but the Board found no apportionment was applied in the original award. Consequently, the Appeals Board, on its own motion, granted removal and issued a notice of intent to impose sanctions on the applicant's attorneys for filing a frivolous petition intended to reopen the record.
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In Jimmar Webb v. Ralphs Grocery Co., the Appeals Board affirmed a WCJ's award of temporary and permanent disability benefits for a lumbar spine injury resulting in psychiatric and sleep disorders. The applicant's attorney sought reconsideration based on alleged apportionment errors, but the Board found no apportionment was applied in the original award. Consequently, the Appeals Board, on its own motion, granted removal and issued a notice of intent to impose sanctions on the applicant's attorneys for filing a frivolous petition intended to reopen the record.
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