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PanelMed-legalLienDismissed

Thomas, Gwenetta

GWENETTA THOMAS, Applicant vs. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC administered by SEDGWICK 94520, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ14759959
Decision date
Apr 11, 2024
District office
Long Beach
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Sedgwick (administering for FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.)
Commissioners
KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, KATHERINE WILLIAMS DODD, COMMISSIONER, LISA A. SUSSMAN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Injury / body parts: shoulders, upper extremities, back, foot

LC §5804LC §5803LC §5313LC §5903LC §5952CCR §10550

Summary

Applicant Gwenetta Thomas, in pro per, sought reconsideration of a March 15, 2023 Joint Order Dismissing Applications that dismissed her three claims without prejudice for inactivity under WCAB Rule 10550. She argued her former attorney failed to communicate with her and that she did not understand the notice of intent to dismiss. The Board found that although styled as a Petition for Reconsideration, the petition was in substance a request to set aside the dismissal order. Citing its continuing jurisdiction under Labor Code section 5803 and the strong public policy favoring resolution on the merits, the Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration and returned the matter to the trial level for the WCJ to consider it as a petition to set aside the dismissal order or, alternatively, a petition to reopen.

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