Hall v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

DANIELSON, J.

Petitioners Ulda C. Hall, Sonya Michelle Hall, and Katy Munguia, dependents of Warren D. Hall, deceased, seek a writ of mandate compelling the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) to vacate its August 5, 1985 order granting reconsideration and alternatively seek review and annulment of that order.

The principal issues presented are whether the Board complied with Labor Code section 5908.51 and whether it exceeded its authority under section *85359032 by granting reconsideration for the purpose of obtaining an independent medical evaluation. We conclude that the Board…