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VI TRI LIEU, CHAI SAECHAO vs. BOTTLING GROUP dba PEPSICO, ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Filed: Aug 18, 2025
Oakland
ADJ15071496

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration in the case of Vi Tri Lieu (deceased) and Chai Saechao against Bottling Group dba Pepsico and Ace American Insurance Company. The petition challenged a WCJ's Findings of Fact and Order (F&O) from June 5, 2025, concerning injury AOE/COE and the submission of Dr. Mahmud's report to a QME. The Board rescinded the F&O, removing the finding of injury AOE/COE, but affirmed the order allowing Dr. Mahmud's report and applicant's cover letter to be sent to Panel QME Dr. McClintock-Greenberg for review. The matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's petition for reconsideration in the case of Vi Tri Lieu (deceased) and Chai Saechao against Bottling Group dba Pepsico and Ace American Insurance Company. The petition challenged a WCJ's Findings of Fact and Order (F&O) from June 5, 2025, concerning injury AOE/COE and the submission of Dr. Mahmud's report to a QME. The Board rescinded the F&O, removing the finding of injury AOE/COE, but affirmed the order allowing Dr. Mahmud's report and applicant's cover letter to be sent to Panel QME Dr. McClintock-Greenberg for review. The matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.

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