What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings of Fact of February 1, 2021, which found the County of Sacramento collaterally estopped from denying industrial relation of applicant's stroke on February 13, 2013.
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 civil jury found that defendant's conduct was a substantial factor causing applicant's stroke, which is binding under collateral estoppel in the workers' compensation case.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Civil jury found defendant's conduct was a substantial factor causing applicant's stroke.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This finding satisfies the identical issue, actually litigated, and necessarily decided elements of collateral estoppel, binding the WCAB to this finding.