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This case concerns a worker's compensation applicant seeking reconsideration of an award that set his average weekly wage below the maximum rate. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding that the defendant failed to demonstrate good cause to withdraw from a prior stipulation between the parties establishing the applicant's earnings at the maximum rate. The Board emphasized that stipulations should be upheld unless there is clear evidence of mistake or inadvertence, not simply an unfavorable outcome for a party.
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This case concerns a worker's compensation applicant seeking reconsideration of an award that set his average weekly wage below the maximum rate. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding that the defendant failed to demonstrate good cause to withdraw from a prior stipulation between the parties establishing the applicant's earnings at the maximum rate. The Board emphasized that stipulations should be upheld unless there is clear evidence of mistake or inadvertence, not simply an unfavorable outcome for a party.
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