What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Applicant petitioned for reconsideration after the WCJ denied his petition to set aside a Compromise and Release; WCAB reviewed and adopted the WCJ's report.
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.
Applicant failed to prove the Compromise and Release was secured by mistake, duress, fraud, or undue influence; inconsistencies in applicant's testimony and substantial evidence supported adequacy of settlement.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant did not prove the Compromise and Release was secured by mistake, duress, fraud, or undue influence.
Favours Defendant prevailed
Failure to meet this burden meant the settlement could not be set aside.
Applicant's testimony was inconsistent and not credible.