What the panel ordered
Dismissed the defendant's petition for removal as the issue raised became moot after the WCJ ordered the matter off calendar for possible settlement on February 19, 2026.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on December 23, 2025, 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 petition for removal was dismissed because the issue became moot after the WCJ ordered the matter off calendar for possible settlement.
From the decision · page 1Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on December 23, 2025, 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.
The WCJ ordered the matter off calendar for possible settlement on February 19, 2026.