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JOYCE COOPER, Marion Joyce Cooper vs. EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER, SEDGWICK

Filed: May 20, 2014
Riverside
ADJ8604093

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This case involves Marion Joyce Cooper's workers' compensation claim against Eisenhower Medical Center for an injury sustained while changing curtains. The applicant claims to have pulled something in her neck, but key witnesses credibly testified that she did not report the injury at the time it allegedly occurred. The Administrative Law Judge found the applicant's testimony less believable than that of the witnesses regarding the injury report. Consequently, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, adopting the judge's findings and extending great weight to the credibility determination.

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This case involves Marion Joyce Cooper's workers' compensation claim against Eisenhower Medical Center for an injury sustained while changing curtains. The applicant claims to have pulled something in her neck, but key witnesses credibly testified that she did not report the injury at the time it allegedly occurred. The Administrative Law Judge found the applicant's testimony less believable than that of the witnesses regarding the injury report. Consequently, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, adopting the judge's findings and extending great weight to the credibility determination.

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JOYCE COOPER, Marion Joyce Cooper vs. EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER, SEDGWICK (2014) – Riverside | CompFox