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This case involves a defendant's second petition for reconsideration filed after their initial petition was denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). The WCAB dismissed the second petition as successive and procedurally improper. Under established law, a party cannot file a new petition for reconsideration to challenge a prior WCAB decision that has already been addressed. The defendant's only recourse after a denied petition is to seek a writ of review.
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This case involves a defendant's second petition for reconsideration filed after their initial petition was denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). The WCAB dismissed the second petition as successive and procedurally improper. Under established law, a party cannot file a new petition for reconsideration to challenge a prior WCAB decision that has already been addressed. The defendant's only recourse after a denied petition is to seek a writ of review.
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