What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration dismissed; petition for removal granted; WCJ orders rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedingsp. 5
Defendant petitioned for reconsideration of WCJ orders setting aside stipulated 0% PD award and ordering orthopedic QME panel; WCAB converted to removal petition
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's order setting aside stipulated award is interlocutory and not a final order; therefore petition for reconsideration is improper
From the decision · page 3Here, the WCJ’s decision solely resolves an intermediate procedural or evidentiary issue or issues. The decision does not determine any substantive right or liability and does not determine a threshold issue. Accordingly, it is not a “final” decision and we will vacate our previous Opinion and Order Granting Petition for Reconsideration.