JOSE NAVARRETE vs. CREATIVE DESIGN INTERIORS, INC., REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

This case involves a defendant seeking reconsideration of a workers' compensation award for new and further disability. The defendant argued that the permanent disability rating should have been apportioned to a prior cumulative trauma injury. The Appeals Board denied reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report. The Board also admonished the defendant for citing inadmissible evidence and violating procedural rules in their petition.