What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Defendant United States Fire Insurance Company, administered by Crum & Forster, denied by WCAB panel
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 WCJ's report, adopted by the panel, found the defendant unreasonably delayed payment of attorney fees and denied the petition for reconsideration.
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 prove issuance and mailing of attorney fee payment until May 8, 2020