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Pamela Iselin — ADJ11130804

PAMELA ISELIN, Applicant vs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – 23RD DISTRICT; AMTRUST NORTH AMERICA, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ11130804
Decision date
Dec 26, 2022
District office
Santa Barbara
WCJ
Scott Seiden
Claim administrator
AmTrust North America
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: low back

LC §5813LC §5313

Summary

Applicant Pamela Iselin sustained an industrial continuous trauma injury to her low back while working as a manager for Alcoholics Anonymous - 23rd District. After the underlying claim resolved by Compromise & Release, applicant pursued a penalty petition under Labor Code section 5813 seeking sanctions against defense counsel David Demshki and his former firm Nguyen & Gribble for alleged bad-faith and offensive conduct during litigation. The WCJ found that although Demshki's conduct was at times distasteful, rude, and inappropriate, it did not rise to the level of bad-faith actions or tactics solely intended to cause unnecessary delay required for sanctions. The WCAB adopted and incorporated the WCJ's Report and Opinion on Decision and denied applicant's Petition for Reconsideration.

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