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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied UCLA Medical Center's Petition for Removal in the case of Javanshir v. UCLA Medical Center. Removal is an extraordinary remedy, granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, and that reconsideration would not be an adequate remedy. The WCAB found that the defendant failed to meet this high burden of proof, relying on the Administrative Law Judge's analysis of the merits. Therefore, the petition was denied, and the case will proceed through the standard appeals process.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied UCLA Medical Center's Petition for Removal in the case of Javanshir v. UCLA Medical Center. Removal is an extraordinary remedy, granted only upon a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, and that reconsideration would not be an adequate remedy. The WCAB found that the defendant failed to meet this high burden of proof, relying on the Administrative Law Judge's analysis of the merits. Therefore, the petition was denied, and the case will proceed through the standard appeals process.
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