What the panel ordered
Petitions for Disqualification dismissed as moot due to reassignment of the WCJ.
Defendant filed two petitions for disqualification of the WCJ alleging impartiality.
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.
The WCJ was reassigned, making the petitions moot, so dismissal was appropriate.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed two petitions seeking disqualification of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) based upon the allegation that the WCJ has demonstrated impartiality.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ was reassigned for reasons unrelated to the petitions.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This reassignment rendered the petitions for disqualification moot, leading to their dismissal.