What the panel ordered
Findings of Fact and Orders issued by WCJ on September 2, 2020, rescinded; Compromise and Release filed March 7, 2022, approved
Petition for reconsideration filed by Zurich North America after WCJ decision on September 2, 2020; reconsideration granted; matter resolved by Compromise and Release filed March 7, 2022
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The WCJ assessed sanctions against Zurich, ESIS, and Zurich's attorney for dilatory and frivolous tactics, but the WCAB rescinded these sanctions upon reconsideration and approval of the Compromise and Release.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Zurich, ESIS, and Zurich's attorney engaged in dilatory and frivolous tactics in not providing medical treatment previously awarded.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This was the basis for the WCJ's assessment of sanctions under Labor Code section 5813.
The parties resolved the matter by a Compromise and Release filed March 7, 2022, which included a settlement amount and rescission of the sanctions.