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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to rescind a dismissal order, finding the presiding judge erred in dismissing the case as erroneously opened. The Board determined the application was properly filed in July 2006, either by the applicant's attorney or the defendant, and the defendant suffered no prejudice from its late recognition. The matter was returned for further proceedings, potentially avoiding statute of limitations issues for the applicant.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to rescind a dismissal order, finding the presiding judge erred in dismissing the case as erroneously opened. The Board determined the application was properly filed in July 2006, either by the applicant's attorney or the defendant, and the defendant suffered no prejudice from its late recognition. The matter was returned for further proceedings, potentially avoiding statute of limitations issues for the applicant.
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