What the panel ordered
Findings and Award of February 18, 2020, rescinded; Compromise and Release filed June 2, 2021, approved.
Petition for reconsideration granted to study factual and legal issues; decision after reconsideration issued.
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 found the settlement amount adequate and in the best interest of the applicant, and the attorneys' fee reasonable.
From the decision · page 2After considering the compromise and release in light of the entire record, we conclude that the settlement amount is adequate and that the agreement is in the best interest of applicant.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Favours Applicant prevailed
The Appeals Board found the settlement amount adequate and in the best interest of the applicant, leading to approval of the agreement.