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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a WCAB order dismissing her workers' compensation claim for lack of prosecution. The applicant's claim was dismissed under WCAB Rule 10582 after the defendant filed a petition and the WCJ issued a notice of intention to dismiss. Although the applicant filed timely objections stating she was continuing discovery and treatment, the WCJ proceeded with the dismissal. The majority denied reconsideration, noting the dismissal was without prejudice, allowing the applicant to refile or seek to set aside the order. One Commissioner dissented, arguing the dismissal abused discretion given the timely objections and that the majority's solution creates unnecessary procedural hurdles, contradicting the system's goal of expeditious resolution.
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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a WCAB order dismissing her workers' compensation claim for lack of prosecution. The applicant's claim was dismissed under WCAB Rule 10582 after the defendant filed a petition and the WCJ issued a notice of intention to dismiss. Although the applicant filed timely objections stating she was continuing discovery and treatment, the WCJ proceeded with the dismissal. The majority denied reconsideration, noting the dismissal was without prejudice, allowing the applicant to refile or seek to set aside the order. One Commissioner dissented, arguing the dismissal abused discretion given the timely objections and that the majority's solution creates unnecessary procedural hurdles, contradicting the system's goal of expeditious resolution.
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