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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for removal while granting it on its own motion. This action stemmed from the defendant's violation of Rules of Practice and Procedure by attaching 77 pages of previously admitted exhibits to their petition. Consequently, sanctions of $275 were imposed jointly and severally on the defendant's insurer, their legal firm, and the attorney for bad faith actions and tactics that caused unnecessary burden. The sanctions were subsequently paid by the defendant's legal firm.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for removal while granting it on its own motion. This action stemmed from the defendant's violation of Rules of Practice and Procedure by attaching 77 pages of previously admitted exhibits to their petition. Consequently, sanctions of $275 were imposed jointly and severally on the defendant's insurer, their legal firm, and the attorney for bad faith actions and tactics that caused unnecessary burden. The sanctions were subsequently paid by the defendant's legal firm.
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