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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's Petition for Removal in the case of Velasquez v. VJ's Home Expansions. Removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, and that reconsideration would be inadequate. The WCAB found the defendant failed to meet this high burden, deferring to the administrative law judge's analysis of the merits. Therefore, the defendant's request for removal was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's Petition for Removal in the case of Velasquez v. VJ's Home Expansions. Removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, and that reconsideration would be inadequate. The WCAB found the defendant failed to meet this high burden, deferring to the administrative law judge's analysis of the merits. Therefore, the defendant's request for removal was denied.
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