What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied; the matter will proceed to trial as ordered by the WCJ.
Defendant petitioned for removal from the WCJ's order setting the matter for trial after a mandatory settlement conference; the WCJ recommended denial of removal.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold September 9, 2024, June 6, 2022.
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.
Defendant did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, nor that reconsideration would be inadequate; the parties' failure to complete the PTCS was invited error or waived, and the PTCS was ultimately filed, rendering the issue moot.
From the decision · page 3Accordingly, we deny removal. For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that defendant's Petition for Removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on January 8, 2025, by the WCJ is DENIED.