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 found injury to psyche caused temporary and permanent total disability; defendant contested causation and disability; WCJ recommended denial of reconsideration; parties settled by compromise and release.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ found applicant sustained injury to psyche causing temporary disability through June 28, 2015, and permanent total disability thereafter.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This finding supported the original award of disability benefits, which defendant contested in reconsideration.
Favours neutral
The settlement resolved the dispute and led to rescission of the original Findings and Award.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
California Labor Code
Labor Code section 5001