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GENE CRISP vs. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC., ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the administrative law judge's order that took the case off calendar. The defendant argued that prior settled claims, involving low back injuries, did not need to be retried. The Board agreed that the prior cases' medical records are relevant to the current low back injury claim. The matter is returned to the trial level for reassignment and further proceedings.