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Wang, Alex

ALEX WANG, Applicant vs. JM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., dba JM EAGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ14083898
Decision date
Date unavailable
District office
Pomona
WCJ
Amy Britt
Claim administrator
Liberty Mutual (administering for Starr Indemnity and Liability Company)
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: psyche, bilateral upper extremities, right shoulder/upper arm (traumatic amputation)

LC §4610LC §4610.5LC §4600LC §4604.5LC §5813CCR §10421CCR §9792.9.1CCR §10972

Summary

Applicant Alex Wang, a maintenance technician, sustained an industrial injury on December 23, 2020, to his psyche and bilateral upper extremities, including a traumatic amputation and PTSD. His treating physician submitted an RFA for a permanent home relocation to a single-story home in Rancho Cucamonga to accommodate his orthopedic injuries and address PTSD triggered by living next to the accident site. Defendant's own Utilization Review provider certified the request as medically necessary, but defendant then objected (16 days after the RFA) and contested liability at trial. The WCJ found defendant must comply with its own UR authorization, and the WCAB denied reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report. The Board declined to impose sanctions for the Petition but reminded defendant that frivolous filings could subject it to sanctions and noted the WCJ could consider trial-level sanctions in the first instance.

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