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Case Name | SCIF v. WCAB (Hancock) | |
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Date | 11/22/2010 | |
Note | The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board should not have granted an applicant's petition to reopen an award for an injury that he allegedly knew about before agreeing to a settlement, the 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled. | |
Citation | C064985 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 36832010 CA |
State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) unsuccessfully petitioned the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB or Board) for reconsideration of the WCJ's findings and orders. We issued a writ of review in this case to consider whether the WCAB properly denied SCIF's petition for reconsideration. "The general clause relied upon by [SCIF] is at best oblique and only alludes to the issue waiver. "SCIF argues the WCAB therefore erred in rejecting the stipulation by reopening Hancock's award. The WCAB in this case relied on section 5803 as an alternative basis for permitting the reopening of Hancock's case.
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