What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration deniedp. 2
Applicant petitioned for reconsideration of WCJ’s October 26, 2022 Findings & Order denying LC 5813 sanctions; WCAB adopted WCJ report and denied reconsideration.
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.
Defense counsel’s conduct was inappropriate but not bad-faith actions or tactics solely intended to cause unnecessary delay; no sanctions imposed.
From the decision · page 7I do not find the conduct to warrant the imposition of sanctions based on applicant’s penalty petition pursuant to L.C. § 5813.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defense counsel’s conduct was inappropriate and rude but not the result of bad-faith actions or tactics solely intended to cause unnecessary delay.