What the panel ordered
The Findings of Fact and Order issued by the WCJ on March 11, 2020 were rescinded. The Compromise and Release agreement filed on November 4, 2022 was approved, including the attorneys' fee requested. Jurisdiction was reserved over the liens of record.
Applicant timely petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on March 11, 2020. Reconsideration was granted to study the factual and legal issues presented.
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 concluded the settlement amount was adequate and in the applicant's best interest after considering the entire record and risks of further litigation.
From the decision · page 2applicant of further litigation, we conclude that the settlement amount is adequate and that the agreement is in applicant's best interest. In accordance with the terms of the Compromise and Release, will also reserve jurisdiction over the liens of record.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.