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PanelLienDismissed

North, Sandra

SANDRA NORTH, Applicant vs. SEE’S CANDY SHOPS, INC.; ZURICH NORTH AMERICA, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ3211105
Decision date
Apr 14, 2024
District office
San Diego District Office
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Zurich North America
Commissioners
JOSEPH V. CAPURRO, COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, KATHERINE WILLIAMS DODD, COMMISSIONER
LC §5900LC §5902LC §5903CCR §10955CCR §10629CCR §10610CCR §10625

Summary

Applicant's current attorney, Jennifer Scott, sought reconsideration of a January 18, 2024 minute order taking the matter off calendar (OTOC). The underlying dispute concerned how to split attorneys' fees among present and prior counsel across multiple cases that had been resolved by a joint Compromise and Release, with the fee-split issue already set for trial on March 20, 2024. Counsel argued the WCJ should have ordered defendant to release 'undisputed' attorney fees pursuant to State Bar Rule 1.15(d)(7) at a status conference. The Board found the OTOC was an interlocutory, non-final order, so it dismissed the petition for reconsideration and treated it as a petition for removal. The Board denied removal because no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm was shown, and noted that the WCAB—unlike the State Bar and courts—has no authority to adjudicate or compel compliance with State Bar rules.

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