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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed TIG Specialty Insurance Company's petition for reconsideration because it sought to appeal a non-final order. The WCAB also denied TIG's petition for removal, adopting the WCJ's reasoning that TIG failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable injury. This decision confirms that appeals can only be made from final orders that determine substantive rights and liabilities. The WCAB found TIG's argument regarding a non-party's interference with the settlement was not properly before them due to the non-final nature of the appealed order.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed TIG Specialty Insurance Company's petition for reconsideration because it sought to appeal a non-final order. The WCAB also denied TIG's petition for removal, adopting the WCJ's reasoning that TIG failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable injury. This decision confirms that appeals can only be made from final orders that determine substantive rights and liabilities. The WCAB found TIG's argument regarding a non-party's interference with the settlement was not properly before them due to the non-final nature of the appealed order.
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