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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's Petition for Removal as moot because the case was rescheduled for a mandatory settlement conference after the judge rescinded a trial setting. The Board also denied the lien claimant's Petition for Removal, finding the defendant had not waived its objection under Labor Code section 4903.5(c) and that the lien claimant failed to show irreparable harm. The Board reiterated that removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the defendant's Petition for Removal as moot because the case was rescheduled for a mandatory settlement conference after the judge rescinded a trial setting. The Board also denied the lien claimant's Petition for Removal, finding the defendant had not waived its objection under Labor Code section 4903.5(c) and that the lien claimant failed to show irreparable harm. The Board reiterated that removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm.
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