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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for removal, upholding the judge's denial of their venue change request. The defendant argued their petition was timely, but the Board found that as the insurer was not listed on the initial application, the venue objection rules under Labor Code section 5501.5(c) did not apply to them. Therefore, they failed to demonstrate their petition was timely filed according to the applicable standards.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for removal, upholding the judge's denial of their venue change request. The defendant argued their petition was timely, but the Board found that as the insurer was not listed on the initial application, the venue objection rules under Labor Code section 5501.5(c) did not apply to them. Therefore, they failed to demonstrate their petition was timely filed according to the applicable standards.
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