What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed for failure to comply with WCAB rule 10842 regarding notice of adverse interest and right to independent counsel.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by applicant's attorney was reviewed by the WCAB panel after the WCJ's Findings of Fact and Order Releasing Funds Withheld dated January 26, 2022.
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.
Applicant's attorney failed to serve written notice on the applicant about adverse interest and right to independent counsel, warranting dismissal under WCAB rule 10842.
From the decision · page 1Applicant's attorney, on his own behalf, has filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the January 26, 2022 Findings of Fact and Order Releasing Funds Withheld issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the WCJ's report with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record, the petition will be dismissed for applicant's attorney failure to comply with WCAB rule 10842.