What the panel ordered
The WCAB panel approved the stipulation resolving all claims for costs and fees and affirmed the Order Approving Compromise and Release issued on May 12, 2021.
Petition for reconsideration of the Order Approving Compromise and Release filed by applicant's former attorney, S. Curtis Winter, was granted and reconsidered by the WCAB 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 WCAB panel approved the stipulation resolving all claims for costs and fees and affirmed the prior order because the petitioner withdrew the petition for reconsideration.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The parties agreed to a stipulation resolving all claims for costs and fees related to the September 2, 2014 deposition of the applicant.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This agreement led to the approval of the stipulation and withdrawal of the petition for reconsideration, resulting in affirmance of the prior order.