What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal granted; WCJ Orders rescinded; issue of striking QME reports deferred; matter returned to trial levelp. 3
Defendant petition for removal from WCJ Orders of October 30, 2024, vacating submission and striking QME reports
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
Deficient QME reports go to weight, not admissibility; striking requires substantive basis such as bias or ex-parte contact
From the decision · page 3However, we will defer that issue to the parties, so that if a substantive basis for striking the reports exists, the parties may litigate that issue at the trial level in the first instance.
WCJ order striking QME reports without legal support violates due process and constitutes irreparable harm