What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Defendant after Findings and Award/Order
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 Petition for Reconsideration was denied based on the WCJ's report and the substantial medical evidence supporting industrial causation of death.
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, except for the recommendation that we dismiss defendant's petition, we will deny reconsideration.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Dr. Schmitz's medical opinion that Decedent's long work hours contributed to his hypertension and subarachnoid hemorrhage, causing his death.