CompFox AI Summary
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied applicant Douglas Pink's Petition for Removal. Removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The Board found that Pink failed to demonstrate such harm, nor did he prove that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. Additional deficiencies in the petition included lack of evidence for a requested evidentiary hearing and the applicant's attorney's apparent failure to adequately notify the applicant of a medical examination.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied applicant Douglas Pink's Petition for Removal. Removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The Board found that Pink failed to demonstrate such harm, nor did he prove that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. Additional deficiencies in the petition included lack of evidence for a requested evidentiary hearing and the applicant's attorney's apparent failure to adequately notify the applicant of a medical examination.
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