PHONE SENENOL vs. NOR CAL METAL FABRICATORS, SCIF INSURED PLEASANTON

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's Petition for Removal, affirming the WCJ's decision to deny the applicant's request to disqualify the Agreed Medical Examiner (AME). The Board found the applicant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, and that the regulations regarding delinquent supplemental reports do not permit unilateral termination of an AME. The Board suggested deposition as the appropriate course of action to obtain the necessary information from the AME.