What the panel ordered
Petition for removal granted; the September 18, 2024 Finding and Order is rescinded and the matter is returned to the trial level for further proceedings
Petition for removal from the Finding and Order issued on September 18, 2024 by the WCJ, which found good cause to issue a replacement panel in orthopedic surgery
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 the WCJ's Finding and Order was not supported by any record, violating defendant's due process rights and causing substantial prejudice and irreparable harm, thus justifying removal.
From the decision · page 1We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Removal and the contents of the WCJ's Report. Based on our review of the record, we will grant removal and as our Decision After Removal we will rescind the September 18, 2024 Finding and Order and return this matter to the trial level for further proceedings.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.