What the panel ordered
The WCAB rescinded the Findings and Award of December 13, 2024, approved the parties' stipulation to return the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings, and dismissed the Petition for Reconsideration.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant Ace American Insurance adjusted by Gallagher Bassett Services, challenging the Findings and Award issued by the WCJ on December 13, 2024, which found industrial injury and temporary total disability for applicant.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold March 24, 2025.
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The WCAB rescinded the prior Findings and Award and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings based on the parties' stipulation and the need for a complete record.
From the decision · page 1Defendant Ace American Insurance adjusted by Gallagher Bassett Services (defendant) filed a Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) of the Findings and Award (F&A) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on December 13, 2024. In that decision, the WCJ found that applicant, while employed as a mechanic during the period ending June 9, 2021, sustained industrial injury to bilateral knees. The WCJ found that applicant's injuries resulted in a period of temporary total disability commencing January 10, 2023 through the present and continuing.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The parties agreed to select Beth Bathgate, M.D., as the Agreed Medical Evaluator and to return the matter to the trial level for further proceedings.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This agreement led the WCAB to rescind the prior Findings and Award and return the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant filed an Answer to the Petition. The WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation (Report) recommending that the Petition be dismissed. On March 24, 2025, we issued an interim non-final order granting the petition and deferred a final decision pending review of the merits of the Petition for Reconsideration and further consideration of the entire record in light of the applicable statutory and decisional law. Thereafter, the parties attended a status conference to discuss the issues raised. On August 22, 2025, in an effort to conserve WCAB resources and expeditiously return this matter to the district office without withdrawing their positions or arguments, the parties agreed to and filed a signed Stipulation. The Stipulation reflects the parties' agreement to select Beth Bathgate, M.D., as the Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME). The Stipulation further reflects the
What the panel did with the medical opinions
The role the physician served, and the weight the opinion carried. Physicians are named here as the decision names them; we do not score them.
Selected by parties as Agreed Medical Evaluator to create a complete record relating to the issues raised by the parties.
From the decision · page 1Applicant filed an Answer to the Petition. The WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation (Report) recommending that the Petition be dismissed. On March 24, 2025, we issued an interim non-final order granting the petition and deferred a final decision pending review of the merits of the Petition for Reconsideration and further consideration of the entire record in light of the applicable statutory and decisional law. Thereafter, the parties attended a status conference to discuss the issues raised. On August 22, 2025, in an effort to conserve WCAB resources and expeditiously return this matter to the district office without withdrawing their positions or arguments, the parties agreed to and filed a signed Stipulation. The Stipulation reflects the parties' agreement to select Beth Bathgate, M.D., as the Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME). The Stipulation further reflects the
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code
Labor Code section 5900 et seq.
Governs petitions for reconsideration of workers' compensation decisions.
From the decision · page 1Defendant Ace American Insurance adjusted by Gallagher Bassett Services (defendant) filed a Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) of the Findings and Award (F&A) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on December 13, 2024. In that decision, the WCJ found that applicant, while employed as a mechanic during the period ending June 9, 2021, sustained industrial injury to bilateral knees. The WCJ found that applicant's injuries resulted in a period of temporary total disability commencing January 10, 2023 through the present and continuing.
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