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Case No. OAK 0307233

Regular

Oct 16, 2007

LESLEY MORRIS vs. PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, ATHENS ADMINISTRATORS

The applicant sought reconsideration of a workers' compensation award, arguing that the five percent permanent disability apportionment was incorrectly applied to the wrong knee and that no prior award existed for her right knee. The Board denied the petition, finding that a prior award for both knees existed, establishing a conclusive presumption of permanent disability. Because the current disability entirely subsumed the prior disability, the Board upheld the apportionment of the five percent permanent disability from the prior award.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardPermanente Medical GroupAthens AdministratorsOAK 0307233Petition for ReconsiderationCorrected Supplemental FindingsAward and Orderpermanent disabilityapportionmentLabor Code section 4664

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Case No. ADJ1654619

Regular

Jun 29, 2011

PATRICIA MEEHAN vs. KAISER FOUNDATION, COMPREHENSIVE COMM. HOME HEALTH, UCSF, FRANKLIN BENEVOLENT CENTER; INTERCARE ROSEVILLE, KAISER OAKLAND, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, SEDGWICK UC 14533 OAKLAND

This case, ADJ1654619, concerns Patricia Meehan's workers' compensation claim against Kaiser Foundation and other entities. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has issued an order denying reconsideration of a prior decision. The Board adopted and incorporated the report of the workers' compensation administrative law judge as the basis for this denial. Therefore, the petitions for reconsideration are denied.

Patricia MeehanKaiser FoundationWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardReconsideration DeniedAdministrative Law Judge ReportADJ1654619WCK 0059968Comprehensive Comm. Home HealthUCSFFranklin Benevolent Center

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Case No. ADJ2488673 (WCK) 0068770

Regular

Jul 23, 2013

RONALD HULEGAARD vs. USS POSCO INDUSTRIES

This case involves an applicant, Ronald Hulegaard, and defendant USS POSCO INDUSTRIES in a workers' compensation matter. The applicant filed a Petition for Removal, which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reviewed. The WCAB denied the Petition for Removal, adopting and incorporating the reasoning provided in the administrative law judge's report. The decision was officially filed and served on July 23, 2013.

Petition for RemovalWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardUSS POSCO INDUSTRIESAdministrative Law Judge ReportDenial of RemovalADJ2488673WCK 0068770Oakland District OfficeMarguerie SwedetRonnie G. Caplane

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Case No. WCK 0067569

Regular

Dec 12, 2007

DELLA D'ETTEL vs. LONGS DRUG STORES CORPORATION, Permissibly Self-Insured, AIG CLAIMS SERVICES

The Appeals Board amended the original award to correctly apportion the applicant's permanent disability, applying the new apportionment law only to the "new and further disability." The Board calculated the applicant's overall industrial permanent disability at 77.25 percent by subtracting the non-industrial factors from the increase in disability and adding it to the original award. This amended calculation, consistent with *Vargas* and *Brodie*, determined the final permanent disability indemnity and life pension.

Della D'EttelLongs Drug Stores CorporationAIG Claims ServicesWCK 0067569ReconsiderationNew and Further DisabilityPermanent Partial DisabilityApportionmentLabor Code section 4663SB 899

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Case No. ADJ1420862

Regular

Aug 30, 2010

SINA SHARAREH vs. CITY OF WALNUT CREEK, et al.

In this Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case, the applicant sought to disqualify the arbitrator due to alleged inactivity. The Board found that while the arbitrator had issued a decision, there was uncertainty regarding proper service on the applicant's attorney. Therefore, the Board granted removal of the case to itself to determine service adequacy. The matter is now returned to the trial level for a hearing to resolve the service issue and decide subsequent actions.

ADJ1420862WCK 0051625Petition for RemovalPetition for DisqualificationWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardFindings and OrderOpinion on DecisionSummary of EvidencePetition for ReconsiderationService of Document

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LESLEY MORRIS vs. PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, ATHENS ADMINISTRATORS

PATRICIA MEEHAN vs. KAISER FOUNDATION, COMPREHENSIVE COMM. HOME HEALTH, UCSF, FRANKLIN BENEVOLENT CENTER; INTERCARE ROSEVILLE, KAISER OAKLAND, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, SEDGWICK UC 14533 OAKLAND

RONALD HULEGAARD vs. USS POSCO INDUSTRIES

DELLA D'ETTEL vs. LONGS DRUG STORES CORPORATION, Permissibly Self-Insured, AIG CLAIMS SERVICES

Della D'EttelLongs Drug Stores CorporationAIG Claims ServicesWCK 0067569ReconsiderationNew and Further DisabilityPermanent Partial DisabilityApportionmentLabor Code section 4663SB 899

SINA SHARAREH vs. CITY OF WALNUT CREEK, et al.