Argonaut Insurance

What they litigate

Disputed issues across the decisions this insurance carrier is named in. Every row opens the decisions it counts.

• Temporary disability3
• Apportionment2
• Jurisdiction / venue1
• QME/AME process1
• Penalties under Labor Code §58141
• Sanctions under Labor Code §58131

Where they appear

• Santa Ana 4
• Los Angeles 2
• Salinas 1
• Van Nuys 1

How the appealed decisions came out

These are decisions that were appealed and published — the tail of a system that mostly settles. Most claims end in a compromise and release or a stipulation and never reach a panel, so nothing below describes how this insurance carrier does its work. It describes how a set of appealed disputes came out.

• 2 for the defense
• 1 for the applicant
• 1 returned for more record

Counted over 4 appealed decisions. Not this insurance carrier’s book of work.

Decisions

Newest decisions this insurance carrier is named in, each with the passage the panel turned on and a link to the official PDF.

• ADJ11247295 · 2026-03-04 · Santa Ana District OfficeTemporary disabilitydeferred

  Determinative passage · p.4Here, the WCJ found that the record must be more fully developed before determining whether applicant was entitled to further temporary disability indemnity benefits after June 10, 2022. Yet, the WCJ also found that the permanent and stationary (P&S) date was June 10, 2022. However, an applicant would only receive temporary disability if they had not become P&S. Therefore, if additional evidence is needed to determine whether applicant was due additional temporary disability, then she could not have reached P&S status. Thus, the issue of the P&S date must be deferred.

  The record must be more fully developed before determining whether applicant was entitled to further temporary disability indemnity benefits after June 10, 2022. If additional evidence is needed to determine entitlement to temporary disability, applicant could not have reached permanent and stationary status. Thus, the issue of the P&S date must be deferred.

  Official decision · page 4 →
• ADJ12805812 · 2024-10-21 · Van Nuys District OfficeSanctions under Labor Code §5813remanded

  Determinative passage · p.5In keeping with due process, we will rescind the Order and return the case in order to afford petitioner the opportunity to develop the evidentiary record on the issue of attorneys' fees. In the further proceedings, petitioner should present documentary evidence and testimony in an evidentiary hearing so that the WCJ may decide the issue on a more complete record based on the factors set forth in Labor Code section 4906(d) and WCAB Rule 10844. Applicant should be granted notice of the hearing and the notice required by WCAB Rule 10842.

  The WCJ reduced the attorney's fee without affording petitioner a hearing or opportunity to present evidence, violating due process. The Appeals Board rescinded the Order and remanded for further proceedings to allow development of the evidentiary record.

  Official decision · page 5 →
• ADJ10504110 · 2023-09-25 · Santa Ana District OfficeJurisdiction / venuenot_reached

  Determinative passage · p.3Here, the WCJ issued the order2 joining the Mets 15 days after the filing of the petition for joinder, without providing the parties with notice of intention under rule 10832 or setting the matter for further hearing, and accordingly, there is an insufficient basis upon which to evaluate the issues raised in the Mets' Petition. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10832.)

  There was no evidentiary record or notice of intention before the order joining the Mets as party defendant, so the Petition for Reconsideration is dismissed as premature and the matter is returned for further proceedings to create a record.

  Official decision · page 3 →
• ADJ10839374 · 2023-03-03 · Santa Ana District OfficeTemporary disabilitydefendant prevailed

  Determinative passage · p.5There is no evidence before us that applicant received temporary disability indemnity payments prior to the permanent and stationary date of March 21, 2018. Thus, we concur with the WCJ that applicant's permanent disability indemnity payments should be calculated from March 21, 2018, the date upon which applicant's permanent and stationary determination is supported by substantial medical evidence. (Lab. Code, § 4650(b)(2); Brower supra, at 558-559, 561, fn. 9.)

  The earliest date supported by substantial medical evidence for permanent and stationary status is March 21, 2018, as no medical records prior to 2018 were reviewed by the QMEs, making earlier opinions speculative.

  Official decision · page 5 →
• ADJ11247295 · 2024-01-02 · Santa Ana District OfficeReconsideration / removalapplicant prevailed

  Determinative passage · p.1Applicant has petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings, Award, and Orders (FA&O) issued and served by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on October 17, 2023, and corrected by a nunc pro tunc order on October 23, 2023, wherein the WCJ found that 1) applicant, while employed on February 20, 2018, as a server, occupational Group No.

  The WCAB granted the petition for reconsideration and deferred final decision pending further review of the merits and entire record.

  Official decision · page 1 →

Also recorded as

The same insurance carrier is printed several ways across the decisions, and all of them were counted as one. This is every spelling behind the figures above.

• ARGONAUT INSURANCE
• ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY
• ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY
• ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.
• ARGONAUT

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