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The defendant filed an unverified petition seeking removal of the Agreed Medical Examiner and inadmissibility of their report due to alleged untimeliness in a supplemental report request. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the petition because it was filed without a prior order or decision to remove or challenge, and thus no actionable event had occurred. The WCAB noted that the defendant's concerns regarding the AME's report can be addressed at the trial level, specifically at the upcoming mandatory settlement conference. Therefore, the petition for removal was dismissed as procedurally improper.
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The defendant filed an unverified petition seeking removal of the Agreed Medical Examiner and inadmissibility of their report due to alleged untimeliness in a supplemental report request. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the petition because it was filed without a prior order or decision to remove or challenge, and thus no actionable event had occurred. The WCAB noted that the defendant's concerns regarding the AME's report can be addressed at the trial level, specifically at the upcoming mandatory settlement conference. Therefore, the petition for removal was dismissed as procedurally improper.
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