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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) amended a prior award concerning Robert Terrazas's cumulative trauma knee injury. The WCAB corrected the cumulative trauma injury date to February 25, 2008, establishing liability for employers during the final year of exposure, specifically Westmont College and COMPUSA. Apportionment of disability was confirmed, but the division of liability and reimbursement between the two employers was deferred pending mandatory arbitration. The WCAB also admonished Westmont's counsel for violating procedural rules in their petition for reconsideration.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) amended a prior award concerning Robert Terrazas's cumulative trauma knee injury. The WCAB corrected the cumulative trauma injury date to February 25, 2008, establishing liability for employers during the final year of exposure, specifically Westmont College and COMPUSA. Apportionment of disability was confirmed, but the division of liability and reimbursement between the two employers was deferred pending mandatory arbitration. The WCAB also admonished Westmont's counsel for violating procedural rules in their petition for reconsideration.
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