What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted the Petition for Reconsideration and deferred final decision pending further review of the merits and entire record.
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the January 13, 2025 Findings of Fact by the WCJ; the WCAB granted the Petition for Reconsideration and deferred final decision pending further review.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The WCAB found that the issues of jurisdiction and res judicata were not clearly resolved in the prior order and that reconsideration was necessary to fully study the factual and legal issues.
From the decision · page 6Here, it is unclear from our preliminary review that the record is clear as to whether claim preclusion or issue preclusion applies. Taking into account the statutory time constraints for acting on the petition, and based upon our initial review of the record, we believe reconsideration must be granted to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in this case. We believe that this action is necessary to give us a complete understanding of the record and to enable us to issue a just and reasoned decision. Reconsideration is therefore granted for this purpose and for such further proceedings as we may hereafter determine to be appropriate.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The August 18, 2008 Order dismissing the Jacksonville Jaguars was not a judgment on the merits of jurisdiction issues.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This fact supports the WCAB's decision to grant reconsideration to further study jurisdiction issues.
From the decision · page 5On January 13, 2025 the Undersigned Judge issued his FINDINGS OF FACT in which, in relevant part, he found that: The Jacksonville Jaguars waived personal jurisdiction; California and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has personal jurisdiction over the Jacksonville Jaguars; The August 18, 2008, Order dismissing the Jacksonville Jaguars was not a judgment on the merits of the issues of jurisdiction as they pertain to the Jacksonville Jaguars; The August 18, 2008, Compromise and Release was not a judgment on the merits of the applicant's alleged industrial injuries as they pertain to the Jacksonville Jaguars; The doctrine of res judicata does not bar the Court from asserting personnel jurisdiction over the Jacksonville Jaguars; There is a sufficient relationship with the applicant's injuries to make the application of California workers' compensation law reasonable; and The applicant's claim against the Jacksonville Jaguars does not violate the Jacksonville Jaguars' right to due process.
The doctrine of res judicata does not bar the Court from asserting personal jurisdiction over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This fact supports the WCAB's decision to grant reconsideration to further study jurisdiction issues.
From the decision · page 5On January 13, 2025 the Undersigned Judge issued his FINDINGS OF FACT in which, in relevant part, he found that: The Jacksonville Jaguars waived personal jurisdiction; California and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has personal jurisdiction over the Jacksonville Jaguars; The August 18, 2008, Order dismissing the Jacksonville Jaguars was not a judgment on the merits of the issues of jurisdiction as they pertain to the Jacksonville Jaguars; The August 18, 2008, Compromise and Release was not a judgment on the merits of the applicant's alleged industrial injuries as they pertain to the Jacksonville Jaguars; The doctrine of res judicata does not bar the Court from asserting personnel jurisdiction over the Jacksonville Jaguars; There is a sufficient relationship with the applicant's injuries to make the application of California workers' compensation law reasonable; and The applicant's claim against the Jacksonville Jaguars does not violate the Jacksonville Jaguars' right to due process.
The applicant's claim against the Jacksonville Jaguars does not violate the Jacksonville Jaguars' right to due process.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This fact supports the WCAB's decision to grant reconsideration to further study jurisdiction issues.
From the decision · page 5On January 13, 2025 the Undersigned Judge issued his FINDINGS OF FACT in which, in relevant part, he found that: The Jacksonville Jaguars waived personal jurisdiction; California and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has personal jurisdiction over the Jacksonville Jaguars; The August 18, 2008, Order dismissing the Jacksonville Jaguars was not a judgment on the merits of the issues of jurisdiction as they pertain to the Jacksonville Jaguars; The August 18, 2008, Compromise and Release was not a judgment on the merits of the applicant's alleged industrial injuries as they pertain to the Jacksonville Jaguars; The doctrine of res judicata does not bar the Court from asserting personnel jurisdiction over the Jacksonville Jaguars; There is a sufficient relationship with the applicant's injuries to make the application of California workers' compensation law reasonable; and The applicant's claim against the Jacksonville Jaguars does not violate the Jacksonville Jaguars' right to due process.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code section 5909
Petition for reconsideration must be acted upon within 60 days of transmission to the Appeals Board.
The Appeals Board must act on a petition for reconsideration within 60 days of transmission of the case to the Appeals Board.
From the decision · page 3I. Preliminarily, we note that former Labor Code1 section 5909 provided that a petition for reconsideration was deemed denied unless the Appeals Board acted on the petition within 60 days from the date of filing. (Lab. Code, § 5909.) Effective July 2, 2024, section 5909 was amended to state in relevant part that: (a) A petition for reconsideration is deemed to have been denied by the appeals board unless it is acted upon within 60 days from the date a trial judge transmits a case to the appeals board.
Kim v. Reins International California, Inc. (2020) 9 Cal.5th 73, 91
Issue preclusion (collateral estoppel) bars relitigation of an issue if five requirements are met.
The WCAB considered whether issue preclusion applies to bar relitigation of jurisdiction issues in this case.
From the decision · page 6(Kim v. Reins International California, Inc. (2020) 9 Cal.5th 73, 91.)
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