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This case concerns the dismissal of Case No. ADJ2015426. The applicant previously settled Case No. ADJ1455916, and the stipulation included language agreeing to dismiss Case No. ADJ2015426. Despite the WCJ's initial finding that the case was not dismissed, the Appeals Board reversed this decision. The Board concluded that the parties' intent, supported by surrounding circumstances and correspondence, was for ADJ2015426 to be dismissed concurrently with the settlement of ADJ1455916. Therefore, the Board rescinded the WCJ's findings and ordered that Case No. ADJ2015426 was dismissed.
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This case concerns the dismissal of Case No. ADJ2015426. The applicant previously settled Case No. ADJ1455916, and the stipulation included language agreeing to dismiss Case No. ADJ2015426. Despite the WCJ's initial finding that the case was not dismissed, the Appeals Board reversed this decision. The Board concluded that the parties' intent, supported by surrounding circumstances and correspondence, was for ADJ2015426 to be dismissed concurrently with the settlement of ADJ1455916. Therefore, the Board rescinded the WCJ's findings and ordered that Case No. ADJ2015426 was dismissed.
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