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TINA TINDALL vs. EMPRESS HEALTHCARE, INC.; ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE, administered by ESIS

Filed: Apr 26, 2013
Redding
ADJ 7815992

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded a prior award, and found no good cause to reopen a settlement. The Board determined that the applicant's attorney's error in settling a discrimination claim within a Compromise and Release did not constitute "good cause" to amend the agreement. The applicant's recourse for this error lies with her attorney, not the defendant. Therefore, the Board affirmed the original approved Compromise and Release.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded a prior award, and found no good cause to reopen a settlement. The Board determined that the applicant's attorney's error in settling a discrimination claim within a Compromise and Release did not constitute "good cause" to amend the agreement. The applicant's recourse for this error lies with her attorney, not the defendant. Therefore, the Board affirmed the original approved Compromise and Release.

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