What the panel ordered
Findings of Fact and Order issued by the WCJ on March 18, 2020, rescinded; Compromise and Release filed April 5, 2021, approved including attorneys' fee.
Petition for reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order issued by the WCJ on March 18, 2020, granted and reconsidered.
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 Appeals Board concluded the settlement amount is adequate and in the applicant's best interest, and the attorneys' fee requested is reasonable.
From the decision · page 2applicant of further litigation, we conclude that the settlement amount is adequate and that the agreement is in applicant's best interest.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The Compromise and Release agreement was filed on April 5, 2021 and reviewed by the Appeals Board.
Favours Applicant prevailed