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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, upholding the judge's finding that a prior settlement did not resolve the current claim. The applicant sustained two separate injuries on different dates while employed by the same business under different ownership and insurance carriers. The prior settlement explicitly released only the former employer and its carrier, not the current defendant. Therefore, the Board found no privity of interest to bind the current defendant to the prior settlement.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, upholding the judge's finding that a prior settlement did not resolve the current claim. The applicant sustained two separate injuries on different dates while employed by the same business under different ownership and insurance carriers. The prior settlement explicitly released only the former employer and its carrier, not the current defendant. Therefore, the Board found no privity of interest to bind the current defendant to the prior settlement.
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