What the panel ordered
The WCAB affirmed the WCJ's Findings and Order and Award, holding that the Compromise and Release is limited to the settlement of the claim against Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company only.
Petitions for reconsideration filed by State Compensation Insurance Fund and Travelers Indemnity Company seeking to overturn the WCJ's Findings and Order and Award regarding the scope of a Compromise and Release settlement.
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 found that the C&R is limited to the claim against Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company only, based on the contract language and lack of mutual consent to settle all claims against all defendants.
From the decision · page 54. The Compromise and Release filed and approved on October 16, 2020 is limited to the settlement of the claim against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and Chesapeake Employers Insurance Company.