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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for removal and dismissed their petition for reconsideration. The defendant argued the judge erred by allowing the applicant to request a panel Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) instead of closing discovery. The Board found no significant prejudice to the defendant to warrant removal and determined the judge's order was interlocutory, thus not subject to reconsideration.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for removal and dismissed their petition for reconsideration. The defendant argued the judge erred by allowing the applicant to request a panel Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) instead of closing discovery. The Board found no significant prejudice to the defendant to warrant removal and determined the judge's order was interlocutory, thus not subject to reconsideration.
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