JOSE VALDEZ vs. GIGI AG, GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO., AIG PROPERTY CASUALTY, WEST COAST STAFFING, SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE DALLAS

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Granite State Insurance's Petition for Reconsideration because it sought to appeal a non-final order, specifically the order joining them as a party defendant. While acknowledging the petition might be timely, the WCAB treated it as a Petition for Removal. The WCAB denied the Petition for Removal, adopting the WCJ's reasoning that Granite State Insurance failed to demonstrate significant prejudice or irreparable harm, and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision is later issued.