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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Liberty Mutual Insurance Company's petition for removal, upholding the WCJ's order to exclude the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) reports and depositions. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the exclusion was appropriate, finding the defendant's arguments regarding ex parte communications and invited error unpersuasive. The case is now returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Liberty Mutual Insurance Company's petition for removal, upholding the WCJ's order to exclude the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) reports and depositions. The Board adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the exclusion was appropriate, finding the defendant's arguments regarding ex parte communications and invited error unpersuasive. The case is now returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
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