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SMM SICAIROS vs. WHOLE FOODS MARKET, ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Filed: Nov 30, 2018
Salinas
ADJ10775296

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This case involves Whole Foods Market seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the judge's award of additional temporary disability indemnity. The defendant's claim that the award was procured by fraud based on surveillance video was rejected because the defendant failed to disclose the video before the hearing, violating procedural rules regarding newly discovered evidence. Therefore, the defendant's petition was denied for failing to meet the requirements for submitting new evidence.

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This case involves Whole Foods Market seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the judge's award of additional temporary disability indemnity. The defendant's claim that the award was procured by fraud based on surveillance video was rejected because the defendant failed to disclose the video before the hearing, violating procedural rules regarding newly discovered evidence. Therefore, the defendant's petition was denied for failing to meet the requirements for submitting new evidence.

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