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The Appeals Board denied the employer's petition to disqualify the Workers' Compensation Judge due to untimeliness, citing the employer's failure to file within the prescribed period after gaining knowledge of the potential conflict. The Board also granted reconsideration to amend the judge's opinion on decision by striking a reference to post-trial briefs, but otherwise affirmed the original findings of industrial injury to the applicant's spine and right shoulder. This decision upholds the judge's prior findings and dismisses the disqualification attempt as procedurally barred.
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The Appeals Board denied the employer's petition to disqualify the Workers' Compensation Judge due to untimeliness, citing the employer's failure to file within the prescribed period after gaining knowledge of the potential conflict. The Board also granted reconsideration to amend the judge's opinion on decision by striking a reference to post-trial briefs, but otherwise affirmed the original findings of industrial injury to the applicant's spine and right shoulder. This decision upholds the judge's prior findings and dismisses the disqualification attempt as procedurally barred.
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