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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award based on stipulated permanent disability. The defendant argued a clerical error existed in the total sum awarded, claiming the calculated total should be $24,182.31, not $36,570. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding the defendant drafted the stipulations and failed to establish good cause to correct a unilateral mistake. The Board emphasized that parties are bound by stipulations unless good cause is shown, and the defendant bore the burden of their error.
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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a workers' compensation award based on stipulated permanent disability. The defendant argued a clerical error existed in the total sum awarded, claiming the calculated total should be $24,182.31, not $36,570. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding the defendant drafted the stipulations and failed to establish good cause to correct a unilateral mistake. The Board emphasized that parties are bound by stipulations unless good cause is shown, and the defendant bore the burden of their error.
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