CHUKWUEMAKA UBA vs. DHL EXPRESS, Permissibly Self-Insured, Administered by SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

Defendant DHL Express petitioned for removal of a workers' compensation matter, seeking a Qualified Medical Evaluation to dispute injury compensability. The parties subsequently settled the claim for $42,500, rendering the removal issue moot. The Appeals Board denied the removal petition, adopting the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, and found DHL's petition meritless as an injury had already been accepted as compensable. The Board admonished DHL against future frivolous petitions but declined to impose sanctions due to the settlement.