What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration/removal denied
Petition for reconsideration/removal of WCJ Findings and Order denied
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.
Medical treatment / UR / IMRDefendant prevailedright shoulder · right upper back · cervical spine · right wrist · lumbar spine · right upper extremities
Dr. Fait's reports are not those of a treating physician, agreed medical evaluator, or qualified medical evaluator as contemplated by section 4061(i), but are relevant medical records under section 4062.3(a) and may be provided to the PTP and QME for review.
From the decision · page 2The sole issue for trial was whether the IME reports of James Fait, M.D., obtained under the L&HWCA system may be served on the PTP and the QME for review, or if those reports are inadmissible pursuant to Labor Code section 4061, therefore, should not be reviewed by the PTP and QME in applicant's California workers' compensation case.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.