What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied by the Appeals Board panel.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order taking the matter off calendar issued by the WCJ on October 15, 2024.
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 Appeals Board found that defendant did not establish substantial prejudice or irreparable harm from proceeding on the present course of discovery, and reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if the matter proceeds to a final decision adverse to defendant.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order taking the matter off calendar issued on October 15, 2024, 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.
Defendant delayed five months in seeking an evaluation to address permanent disability.