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MARIA GUADALUPE VALOIS vs. TACO BELL/YUM! BRANDS, ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Filed: Sep 25, 2017
Marina Del Rey
ADJ7973460, ADJ8045282

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This case involved a petition for reconsideration by ACE American Insurance Company concerning a workers' compensation award for Maria Guadalupe Valois. The applicant sustained injuries to her knee, shoulder, psyche, and experienced headaches and a sleep disorder from two separate employment periods with Taco Bell. The insurer challenged apportionment of permanent disability, an increase in indemnity, wage calculation, and the admission of physician reports. Ultimately, the parties entered into a Compromise and Release agreement, which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board approved after finding it adequate and in the applicant's best interest, rescinding the prior award.

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This case involved a petition for reconsideration by ACE American Insurance Company concerning a workers' compensation award for Maria Guadalupe Valois. The applicant sustained injuries to her knee, shoulder, psyche, and experienced headaches and a sleep disorder from two separate employment periods with Taco Bell. The insurer challenged apportionment of permanent disability, an increase in indemnity, wage calculation, and the admission of physician reports. Ultimately, the parties entered into a Compromise and Release agreement, which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board approved after finding it adequate and in the applicant's best interest, rescinding the prior award.

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