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ELIAS LOPEZ vs. AMERICAN RED CROSS, SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Filed: Dec 30, 2013
Marina Del Rey
ADJ8205078; ADJ8205102; ADJ8506184; ADJ8838109; ADJ8838110; ADJ8838111

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration as the WCJ's order was an interim procedural decision, not a final determination of liability. The Board also denied Defendant's Petition for Removal, finding no irreparable harm shown. The WCJ's order to take cases off calendar was upheld due to the Declaration of Readiness to Proceed not listing all cases and insufficient substantial evidence. Defendant was admonished for filing the wrong procedural remedy and advised to properly list all cases in future filings.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration as the WCJ's order was an interim procedural decision, not a final determination of liability. The Board also denied Defendant's Petition for Removal, finding no irreparable harm shown. The WCJ's order to take cases off calendar was upheld due to the Declaration of Readiness to Proceed not listing all cases and insufficient substantial evidence. Defendant was admonished for filing the wrong procedural remedy and advised to properly list all cases in future filings.

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