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Mauser, Christina

CHRISTINA MAUSER (DEC’D), Applicant vs. MAMBA SPORTS ACADEMY dba MAMBA, SPORTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION, LLC.; HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, administered by THE HARTFORD, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ13092614
Decision date
Date unavailable
District office
Santa Ana
WCJ
Oliver Cathey
Claim administrator
The Hartford (Hartford Casualty Insurance Company)
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: Death

LC §3202LC §3858LC §3861LC §5814LC §5814.5

Summary

Christina Mauser, a basketball coach, died in the January 26, 2020 helicopter crash while in the course and scope of her employment. Her dependents obtained a Stipulated Award of death benefits totaling $563,076.36 payable at $769.23 per week. After filing a Petition for Credit based on a redacted third-party civil settlement, the defendant unilaterally terminated death benefit payments effective October 22, 2022, despite a prior court order deferring all action on the credit petition. The WCJ found the unilateral termination unreasonable, ordered reinstatement of benefits with penalties and interest, declined to allow the defendant to withdraw from the employer-name stipulation, and granted the applicant's petition to compel the deposition of Vanessa Bryant as CEO of the employer entity. The WCAB denied reconsideration, adopting and incorporating the WCJ's report.

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