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Case No. ADJ6860472

Regular

Feb 11, 2011

MARINA ALVAREZ vs. 4 YOU APPAREL, INC., THE HARTFORD, Employers Compensation Insurance Company (ECIC)

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted The Hartford's Petition for Removal to address procedural issues before trial. A new defendant, ECIC, was joined late, preventing adequate discovery and participation. Additionally, Hartford has not yet received a qualified medical evaluator panel for psychiatric evaluations due to a defective request. Consequently, the trial was redesignated as a priority conference, and the case will be rescheduled for trial once discovery is complete.

Petition for RemovalWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardQualified Medical EvaluatorsAgreed Medical EvaluatorJoinder of partyCumulative traumaMandatory Settlement ConferenceLabor Code section 5500.5(c)Priority conferenceMedical Unit

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Case No. ADJ2624099 (AHM 0134865)

Regular

Nov 06, 2013

JACALYN HALE (Deceased) vs. MESA MEDICAL GROUP, ACE USA c/o ESIS, EMPLOYERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE COMPANY

The Appeals Board dismissed ECIC's Petition for Reconsideration because the WCJ's order regarding contribution proceedings was not a final determination of substantive rights. The Board also denied ECIC's Petition for Removal, finding no evidence of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm from the WCJ's statement that the contribution issue might eventually be subject to mandatory arbitration. The WCJ had merely overruled ECIC's objection to ACE/ESIS's contribution petition and allowed discovery, not ordered arbitration itself. Therefore, any arguments about mandatory arbitration were premature.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardPetition for ReconsiderationPetition for RemovalWCJ OrderContribution ProceedingsMandatory ArbitrationLabor Code Section 5500.5ACE/ESISECICIndustrial Injury

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MARINA ALVAREZ vs. 4 YOU APPAREL, INC., THE HARTFORD, Employers Compensation Insurance Company (ECIC)

JACALYN HALE (Deceased) vs. MESA MEDICAL GROUP, ACE USA c/o ESIS, EMPLOYERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE COMPANY

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardPetition for ReconsiderationPetition for RemovalWCJ OrderContribution ProceedingsMandatory ArbitrationLabor Code Section 5500.5ACE/ESISECICIndustrial Injury