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 for reconsideration was filed over six months late without reasonable justification, constituting bad faith and sanctionable conduct under Labor Code section 5813 and Board Rule 10561.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Valley Subrogation filed the petition for reconsideration over six months after the WCJ's October 6, 1999 Findings and Order.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This lateness was indisputably without merit and without reasonable justification, supporting sanctions.
From the decision · page 422 On April 12, 2000, over six months after the WCJ's October 6, 1999 Findings and Order,
La Mirada was properly served with the October 6, 1999 Findings and Order, but Valley Subrogation was not due to its failure to provide a correct address.
Favours Defendant prevailed
Proper service on La Mirada negated the petition's claim of defective service, undermining the justification for the late filing.
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