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Martinez Guerra, Jose

JOSE MARTINEZ GUERRA, Applicant vs. NMG HOLDING COMPANY INC DE; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ18204962
Decision date
Nov 17, 2024
District office
Oakland
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Commissioners
JOSÉ H. RAZO, COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR

Injury / body parts: lower extremities

LC §5909LC §5900LC §5702CCR §10600

Summary

Applicant filed an Application for Adjudication claiming a lower extremity injury and then filed a DOR for an MSC after defendant allegedly failed to respond to demands. Defendant did not appear at the June 6, 2024 MSC, and applicant submitted Stipulations with Request for Award that defendant never signed. The WCJ issued a Notice of Intent and then an Award on July 22, 2024 based on the unsigned Stipulations. Defendant petitioned for reconsideration, arguing the Award was void because it never signed the Stipulations and there was no mutuality of intent. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, holding that without defendant's signature there was no meeting of the minds, no contract, and no authority to issue the Award, which also violated defendant's due process rights. The Board rescinded the Award and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings.

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