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CHARLES LOFTIN vs. SIERRA FOREST PRODUCTS dba JPB RESOURCES UNLIMITED, WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Filed: Jul 21, 2014
San Francisco
ADJ2519807 (FRE 0246354)

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a Petition for Reconsideration because it was not filed from a "final" order that determined substantive rights or liabilities. The Board clarified that interlocutory procedural or evidentiary decisions are not subject to reconsideration. To the extent the petition sought removal, it was denied as the applicant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. Therefore, the WCAB dismissed the petition and denied removal.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a Petition for Reconsideration because it was not filed from a "final" order that determined substantive rights or liabilities. The Board clarified that interlocutory procedural or evidentiary decisions are not subject to reconsideration. To the extent the petition sought removal, it was denied as the applicant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. Therefore, the WCAB dismissed the petition and denied removal.

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