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Applicant, Talibah Coffee, sought reconsideration of a finding that her claimed industrial injury was non-compensable due to her being the initial physical aggressor in an altercation. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board reviewed the applicant's petition, the defendant's answer, and the WCJ's report. The Board concurred with the WCJ's analysis, which found that the applicant's act of physically touching and moving a cameraman's equipment constituted the initial physical aggression, thereby barring compensation under Labor Code section 3600(a)(7). Consequently, the Petition for Reconsideration was denied.
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Applicant, Talibah Coffee, sought reconsideration of a finding that her claimed industrial injury was non-compensable due to her being the initial physical aggressor in an altercation. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board reviewed the applicant's petition, the defendant's answer, and the WCJ's report. The Board concurred with the WCJ's analysis, which found that the applicant's act of physically touching and moving a cameraman's equipment constituted the initial physical aggression, thereby barring compensation under Labor Code section 3600(a)(7). Consequently, the Petition for Reconsideration was denied.
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