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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration as interlocutory, finding the WCJ's rulings on evidence admissibility and further record development were not final orders. The WCAB also denied the Defendant's petition for removal, concluding no substantial prejudice or irreparable injury warranted the extraordinary remedy. The Board affirmed the WCJ's admission of certain lien claimant exhibits and the order for further development, deeming it necessary to resolve payment discrepancies and lien reasonableness. Therefore, the case will proceed for further proceedings before the WCJ to fully develop the record.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration as interlocutory, finding the WCJ's rulings on evidence admissibility and further record development were not final orders. The WCAB also denied the Defendant's petition for removal, concluding no substantial prejudice or irreparable injury warranted the extraordinary remedy. The Board affirmed the WCJ's admission of certain lien claimant exhibits and the order for further development, deeming it necessary to resolve payment discrepancies and lien reasonableness. Therefore, the case will proceed for further proceedings before the WCJ to fully develop the record.
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