What the panel ordered
Defendant's January 19, 2021 Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed as untimely; the December 15, 2020 Amended Findings and Order was affirmed.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the December 15, 2020 Amended Findings and Order; defendant filed a petition for reconsideration which was dismissed as untimely; the Board reconsidered the legal and factual issues and issued this decision.
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.
Defendant had genuine legal doubt about its obligation to pay the stipulated deposition fees due to a mistaken belief about prior payment, excusing penalties despite the stipulation.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant's counsel was under a mistaken belief, based on applicant's counsel's representations, that deposition fees had not been paid at the time of the settlement conference.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This mistaken belief created genuine doubt about the obligation to pay the stipulated fees, excusing penalties.