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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendants' petition for reconsideration because the order denying a change of venue was not a final order. The WCAB granted the defendants' petition for removal and transferred venue from San Jose to Oakland. This decision was based on the applicant's admitted threats to defense attorneys, which established good cause for the venue change under Labor Code section 5501.6.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendants' petition for reconsideration because the order denying a change of venue was not a final order. The WCAB granted the defendants' petition for removal and transferred venue from San Jose to Oakland. This decision was based on the applicant's admitted threats to defense attorneys, which established good cause for the venue change under Labor Code section 5501.6.
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