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Madrid, Arturo

ARTURO MADRID, Applicant vs. CHAMPION WINDOWS, INC.; BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE COMPANIES; BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.; ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, administered by CORVEL CORPORATION, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ17517114
Decision date
Nov 30, 2025
District office
Pomona
WCJ
Monika Reyes
Claim administrator
Corvel Corporation (administering Ace American Insurance Company for Barrett Business Services, Inc.)
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: bilateral shoulders, knees, neck, elbows, wrists

LC §5909LC §5900LC §5500.5LC §5500.5(c)LC §5500.5(e)LC §5500.5(a)CCR §10600CCR §10974

Summary

Applicant Arturo Madrid, a window technician, filed a cumulative trauma claim (bilateral shoulders, knees, neck, elbows, wrists) cumulative to October 9, 2023, involving two successive employers/insurers: Champion Windows (insured by Berkshire Hathaway) and BBSI (insured by Ace American, administered by Corvel). After BBSI/Ace accepted the shoulder claim while Berkshire denied the entire claim, applicant elected to proceed against BBSI/Ace under Labor Code section 5500.5(c), and the WCJ issued a joint and several award of TTD and found the disputed body parts industrial, reserving jurisdiction over contribution/liability between defendants. BBSI/Ace sought reconsideration, arguing the election should not have been allowed and that a new PQME supplemental report from Dr. Shiffman absolved it of liability. The Board granted reconsideration solely to amend the FA&O to find that the defendant's stipulation to the election was irrelevant (because no consent or stipulation is required for an election), but otherwise affirmed, holding the election against the last employer was proper.

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