What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferredp. 8
Applicant’s attorney petition for reconsideration of WCJ Findings and Order granting defendant credit against third-party recovery
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold February 17, 2021.
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.
WCJ order applying credit to attorney fees premature and overbroad; no determination of compensation due
From the decision · page 5Therefore, an order that defendant’s “credit is to be applied against any and all workers’ compensation benefits (including, but not limited to, medical treatment, indemnity payments, and attorneys’ fees) now due or due in the future,” appears premature and overbroad.
WCJ decision not supported by substantial evidence; record requires further review
From the decision · page 6removed and citations omitted.) Based on our review, we are not persuaded that there is substantial evidence to support the WCJ’s decision at this time. Where the evidence or opinion on an issue is incomplete, stale, and no longer germane, or is based on an inaccurate history, or speculation, it does not constitute substantial evidence.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
WCJ order applied credit to attorney fees without determining compensation due
Favours Applicant prevailed
Order premature and overbroad; credit must be exhausted before compensation paid
From the decision · page 5Therefore, an order that defendant’s “credit is to be applied against any and all workers’ compensation benefits (including, but not limited to, medical treatment, indemnity payments, and attorneys’ fees) now due or due in the future,” appears premature and overbroad.
Case transmitted to Appeals Board on October 13, 2025; 60-day period ends December 12, 2025
Favours neutral
Statutory deadline for action on petition
From the decision · page 2Here, according to Events, the case was transmitted to the Appeals Board on October 13, 2025 and 60 days from the date of transmission is December 12, 2025. This decision is issued by
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Lab. Code, § 3861
Mandatory employer credit for third-party recovery under Lab. Code § 3861
Credit applies against liability for compensation, including attorney fees
From the decision · page 4The appeals board is empowered to and shall allow, as a credit to the employer to be applied against his liability for compensation, such amount of any recovery by the employee for his injury, either by settlement or after judgment, as has not theretofore been applied to the payment of expenses or attorneys’ fees, pursuant to the provisions of
Lab. Code, § 5903, 5952(d)
Substantial evidence required for WCAB decisions
Evidence must be reasonable, credible, and of solid value
From the decision · page 5It is well established that decisions by the Appeals Board must be supported by substantial evidence. (Lab. Code, § 5903, 5952(d); Lamb v. Workmen’s Comp. Appeals Bd. (1974) 11 Cal.3d 274 [39 Cal.Comp.Cases 310]; Garza, supra; LeVesque v. Workmen’s Comp. Appeals Bd.
What proof carried it
The evidence the panel weighed, by kind.
No determination of compensation due to applicant from industrial injury
From the decision · page 5In this case, there has been no determination regarding the amount of compensation due to applicant as a result of his industrial injury.
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