What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed for failure to comply with WCAB Rule 10842 regarding notice of attorney's adverse interest and right to independent counselp. 3
Petition for Reconsideration filed and dismissed by the Appeals Board panel
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 on applicant of notice of attorney's adverse interest and right to seek independent counsel as required by WCAB Rule 10842.
From the decision · page 3(Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10842.) Here, 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. If the Petition was not being dismissed for failure to comply with Rule 10842, we would have denied applicant’s attorney’s request for additional fees for the reasons stated in the WCJ’s Report.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Petition for Reconsideration was not accompanied by proof of service on applicant of notice of attorney's adverse interest and right to seek independent counsel.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This failure to comply with WCAB Rule 10842 was grounds for dismissal of the petition.
From the decision · page 3(Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10842.) Here, 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. If the Petition was not being dismissed for failure to comply with Rule 10842, we would have denied applicant’s attorney’s request for additional fees for the reasons stated in the WCJ’s Report.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code section 5909
Labor Code section 5909
The Appeals Board must act on a petition for reconsideration within 60 days from the date a trial judge transmits a case to the Appeals Board.
From the decision · page 1reconsideration 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.
WCAB Rule 10842
WCAB Rule 10842
Petition for reconsideration seeking an increase in attorney fees must be accompanied by proof of service on applicant of notice of attorney's adverse interest and right to seek independent counsel; failure to comply may result in dismissal.
From the decision · page 3(Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10842.) Here, 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. If the Petition was not being dismissed for failure to comply with Rule 10842, we would have denied applicant’s attorney’s request for additional fees for the reasons stated in the WCJ’s Report.
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