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Case No. ADJ2826672

Regular

Oct 07, 2011

LAURA MATOOK vs. NEW LIFE CINEMA, TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

In *Matook v. New Life Cinema*, the applicant sought reconsideration of a prior decision. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted the petition. This action allows the WCAB further time to study the factual and legal issues involved to ensure a just and reasoned decision. All future filings must now be directed to the Commissioners' Office in San Francisco.

Petition for ReconsiderationWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardStatutory time constraintsFactual and legal issuesDecision After ReconsiderationCommissioners' OfficeKegel Tobin Malter Law CorporationApplicantDefendantsTravelers Insurance Company

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Case No. ADJ2826672 (VNO 0385248)

Regular

Dec 09, 2011

LAURA MATOOK vs. NEW LIFE CINEMA, TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

This case involved applicant Laura Matook's claim for industrial injury to her head, spine, and psyche, initially awarded as permanent total disability. The defendant insurer, Travelers, sought reconsideration, leading to a prior decision rescinding the award and finding the psyche injury claim barred by res judicata. Applicant sought further reconsideration, arguing her psyche injury developed later and was not addressed in the initial claim. The Board affirmed its prior decision, finding the current psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses were not materially different from those addressed and denied in 2001, and therefore, res judicata applied.

Res judicataNew and further disabilityPetition to reopenIndustrial injuryPermanent total disabilityPsyche injuryHead injurySpine injuryWCJ decisionAppeals Board

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LAURA MATOOK vs. NEW LIFE CINEMA, TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Res judicataNew and further disabilityPetition to reopenIndustrial injuryPermanent total disabilityPsyche injuryHead injurySpine injuryWCJ decisionAppeals Board