What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied by the Appeals Board panel.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the notice of hearing issued by the WCJ on October 21, 2025.
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 Appeals Board denied removal because the defendant did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied, and reconsideration would be an adequate remedy.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the notice of hearing issued on October 21, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ).
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant did not demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied.
Favours Defendant prevailed