What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed for failure to comply with WCAB Rule 10842 and timely acted upon within 60 days
Petition for Reconsideration filed and dismissed by the Appeals Board
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 petition was dismissed because it was not accompanied by proof of service of notice of attorney's adverse interest and right to independent counsel as required by WCAB Rule 10842, and the Appeals Board timely acted on the petition within 60 days as required by Labor Code section 5909.
From the decision · page 3Here, the Petition for Reconsideration seeks an increase in attorney fees but is not accompanied by proof of service on applicant of notice of applicant's attorney's adverse interest and of applicant's right to seek independent counsel. Therefore, the Petition is subject to dismissal.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.