What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal granted; WCJ's August 11, 2023 Order rescinded; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedingsp. 4
Defendant's Petition for Removal from WCJ's August 11, 2023 Order Directing Medical Unit to Issue Additional QME Panels
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
WCJ issued order without proper evidentiary record, hearing, or opinion on decision; due process violation from lack of opportunity to object to NIT
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks removal in response to the “Order Directing the Medical Unit to Issue Additional Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) Panels” issued by a workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on August 11, 2023.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
No evidentiary record existed when WCJ issued Order for additional QME panels