What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied, affirming the WCJ's Findings of Fact that personal jurisdiction exists over the Cincinnati Reds.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the January 3, 2024 Findings of Fact regarding personal jurisdiction over the Cincinnati Reds.
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 sufficient minimum contacts between the Cincinnati Reds and California, including scouting, contract signing, and control over off-season activities, to support personal jurisdiction. The WCAB panel affirmed this finding, denying reconsideration.
From the decision · page 2On January 3, 2024, the WCJ issued his Findings of Fact, determining in relevant part that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has personal jurisdiction over the Cincinnati Reds. (Finding of Fact No. 3.) The WCJ's Opinion on Decision concluded there was no general personal jurisdiction. However, the WCJ also observed that following the completion of applicant's first season with the Reds, applicant returned to California where the scouting agent initially
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.