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 Board held that CIGA is relieved of liability when there is other insurance available, except where there is a prior approved stipulation or decision apportioning liability. The Board denied CIGA's petition to be dismissed and required apportionment of liability between CIGA and Golden Eagle.
From the decision · page 24 Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) and another solvent carrier or carriers, CIGA will be
The Board affirmed the WCJ's determination that the two cumulative trauma injuries became permanent and stationary at the same time, resulting in a combined permanent disability of 32%. The Board also affirmed the appointment of Fremont as administrator for medical treatment and deferred apportionment of liability.
From the decision · page 1115 While Fremont does not dispute that Dr. Goldberg is the treating physician for the first
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.