What the panel ordered
The WCAB affirmed the WCJ's decision allowing reasonable attorney's fees for the applicant's deposition under Labor Code section 5710, rejecting the defendant's objection that the deposition transcript was not signed by the applicant.
Decision After Reconsideration issued by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board on March 5, 2004, affirming the WCJ's decision regarding attorney's fees under Labor Code section 5710.
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 WCJ and WCAB found that the applicant's deposition was taken as required, and the defendant failed to show prejudice from the applicant not signing the deposition transcript, thus allowing reasonable attorney's fees under Labor Code section 5710.
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The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant's deposition was taken as required by Labor Code section 5710.