Lopez v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

ROLL, Presiding Judge.

In this special action, petitioner/employee Jesus F. Lopez appeals from the award of the administrative law judge (AU). Because the AU considered a group consultation report without affording Lopez an opportunity to cross-examine all of the authors thereof, we set aside the award.

BACKGROUND

Jesus F. Lopez was employed by Safeway Stores, Inc. (Safeway) on July 3, 1987, when he sustained injury to his lower left rib cage. At that time, X-rays revealed no fractures. Lopez filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Safeway, a self-insured employer, accepted the…