WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD STATE OF CALIFORNIA WAHBY KAMEL Applicant, vs. WEST CLIFF MEDICAL; SUPERIOR NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants. BACKGROUND Applicant, while employed as a medical technologist on November 10, 1998, sustained industrial injury to his back, left hip and lower extremity. In Findings and Award issued on February 2, 2000, it was determined, among other things, that this injury caused permanent disability of 48 percent. Following defendant's failure to appear at the May 21, 2001 mandatory settlement conference, this matter was set for trial on June ,2001. The question of delay and the reasonableness of the cause therefor shall be determined by the appeals board in accordance with the facts.

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