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Case No. ADJ8750816
Regular
Jul 31, 2014

KAMIKA BEASLEY vs. SECURITAS, SEDGWICK

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for removal, reversing the prior denial of a change of venue. The applicant demonstrated good cause by residing in Vallejo, her injury occurring in Sacramento, and no longer having an attorney in the original Anaheim venue. Therefore, the case venue was changed to the Oakland district office, and the trial was continued.

Petition for RemovalChange of VenueWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardPresiding Workers' Compensation Administrative Law JudgePetition to Change VenuePetition for Change of VenueGood CauseMandatory Settlement ConferenceApplication for Adjudication of ClaimIndustrial Injury
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Case No. ADJ11509125, ADJ11509591, ADJ13194436
Regular
Dec 15, 2020

ALEX MEJIA vs. LINEAGE LOGISTICS, CORVEL

The Appeals Board granted Lineage Logistics' petition for removal, rescinding an order that changed venue for claim ADJ13194436 to Long Beach. The Board found the record procedurally confused, noting conflicting actions by different district offices and an order that incorrectly stated parties jointly agreed to the venue change despite an objection. The matter is returned to the trial level to address consolidation and proper venue for all three applicant claims.

Petition for RemovalChange of VenueConsolidation of ClaimsProcedural ConfusionAdjudication NumbersDistrict OfficeWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardCumulative TraumaPetition to ConsolidateNotice of Intention to Change Venue
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Case No. ADJ3265357
Regular
Sep 09, 2009

MARTHA MENDEZ vs. YMCA OF SAN FRANCISCO, TRAVELERS WALNUT CREEK

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and remanded the case to the trial level for recalculation of the permanent disability award. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) opinion of November 8, 2007, which attributed 50% of the applicant's increased permanent disability to non-industrial degenerative changes supported by MRI studies, constituted substantial evidence. This opinion superseded the previous award, which did not adequately account for these degenerative conditions. Therefore, the Workers' Compensation Judge must now recalculate the permanent disability award based on this 50% non-industrial apportionment.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardReconsiderationFindings and AwardPetition to ReopenIndustrial InjuryPermanent DisabilityApportionmentAgreed Medical EvaluatorDegenerative ChangesMRI Studies
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Case No. SRO 0137457
Regular
Jul 30, 2007

SUSAN SEGER vs. PETALUMA CITY SCHOOLS, REDWOODS EMPIRE SCHOOLS INSURANCE GROUP

The Appeals Board rescinded the WCJ's decision and returned the case for further proceedings regarding apportionment of permanent disability. The AME's apportionment of 20% to degenerative changes was not sufficiently explained and thus not substantial evidence. The Board also affirmed the WCJ's finding of a 15% increase in permanent disability benefits for the employer's failure to offer work.

Appeals BoardReconsiderationPermanent DisabilityApportionmentAgreed Medical Evaluator (AME)Labor Code section 4658(d)Modified WorkAlternative WorkSubstantial ComplianceMedical Opinion
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Case No. ADJ4418855
Regular
Oct 28, 2013

JOYCE JACKSON vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES/DPSS

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration. The defendant argued that the psychiatric AME should have apportioned disability based on the orthopedic AME's 50/50 split between industrial injury and degenerative changes. The Board found no legal precedent requiring such mandatory adherence and noted the defendant's failure to depose the psychiatric AME to challenge their apportionment. Consequently, the defendant's failure to test the psychiatric AME's opinion waived their right to complain on reconsideration.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardPetition for ReconsiderationAgreed Medical Evaluatorapportionmentpsychiatric disabilityorthopedic disabilityburden of proofdepositionwaiverinvited error
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Case No. ADJ10958168
Regular
Apr 09, 2019

LYN SAMUEL JEFFERS vs. GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER, ADVENTIST HEALTH

This case involves a worker's compensation applicant who claimed her left knee injury occurred when she fainted at work on February 8, 2017. Medical reports from her treating physicians documented acute left knee pain, a torn lateral meniscus, degenerative changes, and temporary total disability following the incident. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board found the applicant's testimony credible, supported by medical evidence, and determined the injury arose out of and occurred in the course of employment. Therefore, the employer's petition for reconsideration was denied.

AOE/COEPrimary Treating PhysicianTemporary Total DisabilityPreponderance of the EvidenceSubstantial EvidenceWCJ CredibilityPetition for ReconsiderationLateral Meniscus TearDegenerative ChangesChondromalacia
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Case No. ADJ10149777
Regular
Dec 31, 2015

TIMOTHY PRATT vs. SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, ATHENS ADMINISTRATORS

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for removal, upholding a prior order changing the venue from Oakland to Redding. The change was granted because the applicant resides in Grass Valley, and the Redding District Office is the closest Appeals Board office to that location. The applicant failed to demonstrate factual prejudice stemming from the venue change. Therefore, the original venue change order is affirmed.

Petition for RemovalVenue ChangeLabor Code Section 5501.5Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardAdministrative Law JudgeOakland District OfficeRedding District OfficeApplicant ResidenceAttorney Principal Place of BusinessCumulative Trauma
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Case No. ADJ3867943 [SFO 0511706] ADJ 1789690 [SFO 0511707]
Regular
Sep 03, 2008

DOUGLAS MUNYER vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND/STATE CONTRACT SERVICES (Adjusting Agent)

The WCAB granted the defendants' petition for removal, rescinding a prior order that denied a change of venue. The Board found the judge's subsequent order changing venue was void due to exceeding jurisdictional time limits. However, the Board then exercised its removal power to grant the venue change to Sacramento.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDPetition for ReconsiderationPetition for RemovalOrder Denying Change of VenuePresiding Workers' Compensation Administrative Law JudgeLabor Code Section 5310WCAB Rule 10843WCAB Rule 10859Interlocutory orderFinal order
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Case No. ADJ10962162
Regular
May 17, 2018

ANNA MONTANARO vs. KEY CODE MEDIA, INC., HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration because the order changing venue was not a final decision. The WCAB granted a petition for removal and rescinded the order changing venue to investigate whether the defendant received proper notice and an opportunity to object to the venue change. This due process concern arose because there was no proof of service for the notice of intent to change venue. The matter was returned to the Presiding WCJ for further proceedings.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardPetition for ReconsiderationPetition for RemovalOrder Changing VenueNotice of Intent to Change VenueDue ProcessProof of ServiceInterlocutory OrderFinal OrderSubstantive Right
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Case No. ADJ7056249
Regular
Jun 29, 2012

OSVALDO GONZALEZ vs. FLOOR PLANS, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND

The WCAB dismissed the defendant's petition for reconsideration as premature. However, the Board granted the defendant's petition for removal, rescinded the prior order changing venue, and returned the matter for a hearing. The original Order Granting Change of Venue lacked sufficient factual basis showing good cause for the transfer. The WCAB requires a hearing to properly address the defendant's opposition and for the WCJ to articulate specific good cause for any venue change.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardPetition for ReconsiderationPetition for RemovalChange of VenueGood CauseWCJLabor Code section 5501.6Order Granting Change of VenueRescindedDecision After Removal
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