What the panel ordered
The Petition for Reconsideration is dismissed as premature and the matter is returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the Order Approving Compromise and Release issued by the WCJ on March 14, 2012, alleging fraud by defendant to induce settlement.
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 was dismissed as premature because no evidence or testimony under oath was admitted to support the fraud allegations, making the matter not ripe for reconsideration.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
No evidence or testimony under oath was admitted to support applicant's fraud allegations.
Favours Defendant prevailed
Without evidence, the board could not base a decision on the fraud allegations, making the petition premature.