What the panel ordered
The petition for removal filed by defendant on March 19, 2026, is dismissed.p. 2
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the trial order issued by the WCJ on March 3, 2026, then withdrew the petition after settlement was reached.
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 parties reached a settlement and filed a Compromise and Release, making the petition moot.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on March 3, 2026, by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Thereafter, on June 17, 2026, defendant requested to withdraw its petition as the parties had reached settlement. On June 25, 2026, the parties filed a proposed Compromise and Release. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition for removal.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the trial order on March 19, 2026.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This initiated the removal process which was later withdrawn.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on March 3, 2026, by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Thereafter, on June 17, 2026, defendant requested to withdraw its petition as the parties had reached settlement. On June 25, 2026, the parties filed a proposed Compromise and Release. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition for removal.
Parties reached a settlement and filed a proposed Compromise and Release on June 25, 2026.
Favours Defendant prevailed
Settlement led to withdrawal of the petition for removal and dismissal of the petition.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on March 3, 2026, by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Thereafter, on June 17, 2026, defendant requested to withdraw its petition as the parties had reached settlement. On June 25, 2026, the parties filed a proposed Compromise and Release. Accordingly, we will dismiss the petition for removal.
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