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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Cesar Lopez's Petition for Reconsideration because it was not taken from a "final" order determining substantive rights or liabilities. The WCAB also denied removal, finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The underlying issue involved the rescission of an order approving a compromise and release to address a dispute over an attorney's fee lien. The WCAB affirmed its jurisdiction to resolve such attorney fee liens.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Cesar Lopez's Petition for Reconsideration because it was not taken from a "final" order determining substantive rights or liabilities. The WCAB also denied removal, finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The underlying issue involved the rescission of an order approving a compromise and release to address a dispute over an attorney's fee lien. The WCAB affirmed its jurisdiction to resolve such attorney fee liens.
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