What the panel ordered
The WCAB rescinded the February 25, 2022 Findings of Fact and Orders and substituted its Opinion and Decision After Reconsideration, affirming that defendant's strike of Dr. Mahmoudi was timely and denying the petition for reconsideration.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings of Fact and Orders issued February 25, 2022, regarding the timeliness of the strike of Dr. Massoud Mahmoudi from the QME panel.
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 Appeals Board agreed with the WCJ that defendant's strike of Dr. Mahmoudi was timely and that applicant did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm from the strike being upheld.
From the decision · page 5FINDINGS OF FACT 1. That the Applicant who was 47 years old as of the date of injury, as a retail clerk, at Livermore, California, by Ralph Lauren, claims to have sustained injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment to her nervous system, back, spine, cardiovascular. 2. At the time of the injury, the employer's workers' compensation carrier was Safety National Casualty Corp. 3. Defendant has demonstrated panel #7411683 was not received. 4. Defendant's strike of Dr. Mahmoudi from panel #7411683 was timely. ORDER a) Defendant's strike of Dr. Mahmoudi from panel #7411683 was timely.