Russotto, Margaret

Applicant Margaret Russotto, a marine mammal trainer, sustained injury on August 17, 2019 to her lumbar spine, right hip, right thigh, left hip, and scarring when a bridge folded and she fell against a chain link fence, with a nail cutting down her leg. The WCJ found 42% permanent disability based on PQME Jagtar Dhesi's reporting. Defendant petitioned for reconsideration, arguing the lumbar (DRE Category III) and scarring impairments did not comply with the AMA Guides, and that the right and left hip impairments and left hip injury were not supported by substantial medical evidence. The Board denied reconsideration, holding the PQME's reporting constituted substantial medical evidence and that defendant failed to develop a contrary record or challenge the PQME via deposition or rebuttal evidence. The Board also addressed the proper legal name of the insurer, finding it to be Property and Casualty Insurance Company of Hartford.