What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed and denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board after review of the WCJ 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.
The Board found no evidence of bad faith by the defendant in contesting or delaying payment of medical-legal charges, thus denying sanctions and costs.
From the decision · page 1We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the report of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated in the WCJ's report, which we adopt and incorporate, we will deny reconsideration.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant did not timely make payments or object to billings but there was no evidence of bad faith, only untimely objection and payment.