Jones, Brown, Clifford & McDevitt, Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California; Central California Conference of Seventh Day Adventists; National Union Fire Insurance Company; and Adam Hicks, Respondents. COUNSEL: For petitioner--Jones, Brown, Clifford & McDevitt, by Francis V. Clifford For respondent Appeals Board--Richard W. Younkin, William B. Donohoe & Alvin W. Barrett, by David Hettick OPINION BY: Newsom, J. OPINION: Petitioner Jones, Brown, Clifford & McDevitt, a law partnership, negotiated a structured settlement valued at $ 711,846. 29 on behalf of its client, an applicant for workers' compensation benefits. Petitioner contends that the Board's action is unreasonable, unsupported by substantial evidence, and in disregard of its own administrative guidelines. Petitioner asserts that in so doing, the WCJ and the Board failed to follow its own guidelines in two ways.

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