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CHRIS JOHN MUNOZ vs. INFINITY METALS, INC., STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND

The Appeals Board dismissed Perona Langer's petition for reconsideration because it was a successive petition following a prior dismissal, and it was also untimely filed. The Board noted that Perona Langer failed to serve its initial petition on all adverse parties, leading to the first dismissal. Furthermore, even if the petition were timely and not successive, the Board found Perona Langer's argument for a larger fee share unpersuasive, as the WCJ had reasonably allocated fees based on the results and effort of each prior counsel. The Board affirmed that a party cannot file a second petition for reconsideration after an adverse ruling; they must seek a writ of review in the Court of Appeal.