What the panel ordered
Petitions for removal filed by defendants Twin City Fire Insurance Company and Citizens Insurance Company of America were dismissed as moot.
Petitions for removal from the WCJ's April 20, 2022 minute order setting the matter for Mandatory Settlement Conference were filed by defendants and later rendered moot when the matter was taken off calendar by the WCJ on May 25, 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.
The petitions for removal were rendered moot when the matter was taken off calendar by the WCJ on May 25, 2022, and thus were dismissed. The Board also noted that a response filed by defendant Hartford without leave was not considered.
From the decision · page 1Defendant Twin City Fire Insurance Company, administered by the Hartford (Hartford) has filed a May 10, 2022 petition for removal from the WCJ's April 20, 2022 minute order setting this matter for Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC). Co-defendant Citizens Insurance Company of America, administered by Hanover Insurance Group (Hanover) has also filed a May 10, 2022 petition for removal from the same minute order. On May 25, 2022, the matter was ordered taken off calendar by the WCJ. As a result, both Petitions for Removal have been rendered moot and will be dismissed.