Morris, Andrea

Applicant Andrea Morris, a nurse, claimed industrial injuries against multiple self-insured hospital employers in two cases. Applicant and defendant City of Hope entered into a Stipulated Award allocating 100% permanent disability to ADJ13610806 (with $429,432 attorney's fees) and a separate joint Compromise and Release for retroactive expenses covering both cases. Co-defendant Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) sought reconsideration, arguing the WCJ erred in allocating 100% PD to ADJ13610806 and 0% to the specific injury in ADJ13610807, and erred in approving the C&R. The Board dismissed the Petition, holding that PVHMC was not a party to either the C&R or the Stipulations with Request for Award and therefore was not aggrieved under Labor Code section 5900(a). Because PVHMC was not bound by and could not challenge agreements to which it was not a party, it lacked standing to seek reconsideration.