What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted; Joint Order dismissing cost petition claim annulled and rescinded as void ab initio; WCJ Daniel A. Dobrin disqualified; matter returned for reassignment to another WCJ
Petition for reconsideration and disqualification of WCJ Daniel A. Dobrin following dismissal of cost petition claim for failure to appear at trial
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's actions were found to infringe on due process rights and raise doubts about impartiality, warranting reconsideration and disqualification.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Supreme Copy's representative Matthew Martin physically appeared at trial dates and filed a compliant Notice of Change of Representation
Favours Applicant prevailed
This disproved the WCJ's finding of failure to appear and supported granting reconsideration
WCJ Dobrin conducted a separate investigation beyond the record and imposed arbitrary requirements not supported by law