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Ruben Torres Avila — ADJ10283590, ADJ10283593

RUBEN TORRES AVILA, Applicant vs. MAGLAURYN CORP. dba ADVANCED MAINTENANCE CONCEPTS; EMPLOYERS ASSURANCE, administered by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE COMPANIES, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ10283590, ADJ10283593
Decision date
Apr 23, 2026
District office
Pomona
WCJ
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Claim administrator
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies (administering Employers Assurance)
Commissioners
CRAIG L. SNELLINGS, COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, JOSÉ H. RAZO, COMMISSIONER

Injury / body parts: right knee, left knee, lumbar spine

LC §5909LC §5900LC §3202.5LC §5705.5LC §5402

Summary

Lien claimant Physical Rehabilitation Services, Inc. sought reconsideration of a January 29, 2026 F&A in which the WCJ found applicant did not sustain industrial injury to the left knee and lumbar spine and ordered the lien claimant to take nothing. The lien claimant argued defendant produced no timely denial letter, making the claim presumptively accepted. The Board found that the parties failed to inform the WCJ that defendant had admitted injury to the right knee in an approved Compromise and Release, making the take-nothing order erroneous because body parts was only one of several issues. The Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the F&A, and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings, including possible supplementation of the record.

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