Petition for Recon of Valdez En Banc Warns of Ugly Ramifications

By John P. Kamin, Legal EditorAn applicant has asked the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to revisit its latest en banc decision barring medical reports from doctors who are outside valid and properly-noticed medical provider networks, arguing that the ruling could lead to increased costs for the entire workers' compensation community.Applicants' attorneys John Mendoza and Charles Clark filed a petition for reconsideration in the case of Valdez v. Warehouse Demos Services, arguing that the WCAB's ruling causes "mischief, exorbitant costs, and an absurd result." To the contra...