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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Laurie Johnson's Petition for Reconsideration because it was filed against a non-final interlocutory order addressing venue, not a substantive right or threshold issue. The Board also denied the Petition for Removal, finding no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm would result, nor that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. Removal is an extraordinary remedy rarely granted by the Board. Therefore, both petitions were dismissed or denied as a matter of law.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Laurie Johnson's Petition for Reconsideration because it was filed against a non-final interlocutory order addressing venue, not a substantive right or threshold issue. The Board also denied the Petition for Removal, finding no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm would result, nor that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. Removal is an extraordinary remedy rarely granted by the Board. Therefore, both petitions were dismissed or denied as a matter of law.
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