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The defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., filed an unverified petition for removal, seeking to have a different judge preside over the trial due to a prior settlement conference. The Appeals Board dismissed the petition because it was not verified, as required by WCAB Rule 10843(b). Even if considered on its merits, the petition would have been denied based on the WCJ's report. The defendant was also admonished for submitting documents already in the file, violating WCAB Rule 10842(c).
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The defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., filed an unverified petition for removal, seeking to have a different judge preside over the trial due to a prior settlement conference. The Appeals Board dismissed the petition because it was not verified, as required by WCAB Rule 10843(b). Even if considered on its merits, the petition would have been denied based on the WCJ's report. The defendant was also admonished for submitting documents already in the file, violating WCAB Rule 10842(c).
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