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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the Cleveland Browns' petition for reconsideration as untimely. The Browns failed to file their petition within the 25-day deadline applicable to their California-based attorneys after the initial award was issued on December 19, 2011. Although the petition was untimely, the WCAB indicated that it would have been denied on the merits as well. The WCAB found sufficient evidence to establish subject matter jurisdiction, concluding that applicant Sultan McCullough likely signed his contract in California, his home address.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the Cleveland Browns' petition for reconsideration as untimely. The Browns failed to file their petition within the 25-day deadline applicable to their California-based attorneys after the initial award was issued on December 19, 2011. Although the petition was untimely, the WCAB indicated that it would have been denied on the merits as well. The WCAB found sufficient evidence to establish subject matter jurisdiction, concluding that applicant Sultan McCullough likely signed his contract in California, his home address.
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