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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the original decision. The Board adopted the Judge's report which found the defendants failed to prove applicant's knowledge of injury and disability predated her termination. The defense attorney was admonished for filing a misleading pleading containing substantially false statements. Consequently, the defendant's post-termination defense was deemed inapplicable and the petition was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the original decision. The Board adopted the Judge's report which found the defendants failed to prove applicant's knowledge of injury and disability predated her termination. The defense attorney was admonished for filing a misleading pleading containing substantially false statements. Consequently, the defendant's post-termination defense was deemed inapplicable and the petition was denied.
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