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The Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration as premature because it lacked supporting evidence. The applicant alleged attorney negligence and duress regarding a previously approved Compromise and Release settlement. The Board stated that a petition to set aside the settlement must be supported by evidence and testimony under oath. The case was returned to the trial level for the applicant to present evidence and for the judge to consider it as a petition to set aside the order.
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The Appeals Board dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration as premature because it lacked supporting evidence. The applicant alleged attorney negligence and duress regarding a previously approved Compromise and Release settlement. The Board stated that a petition to set aside the settlement must be supported by evidence and testimony under oath. The case was returned to the trial level for the applicant to present evidence and for the judge to consider it as a petition to set aside the order.
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