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This case involves a widow's petition for reconsideration of a finding that her deceased husband's death was not industrially caused by bladder/urological issues. The applicant argued she was denied due process due to new evidence presented at the final hearing, requesting the record be reopened. The majority denied the petition, adopting the WCJ's report. However, one commissioner dissented, believing the applicant should have had the opportunity for further discovery based on changed testimony from a defendant's witness and newly presented information.
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This case involves a widow's petition for reconsideration of a finding that her deceased husband's death was not industrially caused by bladder/urological issues. The applicant argued she was denied due process due to new evidence presented at the final hearing, requesting the record be reopened. The majority denied the petition, adopting the WCJ's report. However, one commissioner dissented, believing the applicant should have had the opportunity for further discovery based on changed testimony from a defendant's witness and newly presented information.
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