What the panel ordered
Petitions for removal dismissed as issues are moot due to approved Compromise and Release.
Defendant filed two petitions for removal from various discovery orders issued by the WCJ.
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.
The petitions for removal were dismissed as moot because the parties filed and approved a Compromise and Release, resolving the underlying issues.
From the decision · page 1Defendant filed two petitions for removal from various discovery orders issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ).
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Parties filed a Compromise and Release on September 9, 2025, which was approved on September 15, 2025.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This approval rendered the petitions for removal moot, leading to their dismissal.
From the decision · page 1Thereafter on September 9, 2025, the parties filed a Compromise and Release, which was approved on September 15, 2025.
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