What the panel ordered
The WCJ's Findings and Order of April 22, 2022 is rescinded and substituted with a Finding that Zurich has not filed a petition for contribution, making prior timeliness and estoppel determinations premature.
Zurich North America seeks reconsideration of the April 21, 2022 Findings and Order by the WCJ regarding industrial injury, timeliness of petition for contribution, and statute of limitations defense.
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.
Zurich has not filed a petition for contribution, so the WCJ's finding that the petition was untimely is incorrect and premature.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Zurich has not filed a Petition for Contribution in ADJ2912939.
Favours Defendant prevailed
Because no petition was filed, the WCJ's finding of untimeliness and the estoppel determination were premature.