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This case involves a defendant's petitions to disqualify the judge or remove him from the case due to alleged ex parte communications with the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME). The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied both petitions. The WCAB found the defendant failed to provide grounds for judicial disqualification and that the alleged ex parte communications with the QME were insignificant and did not cause substantial prejudice. Furthermore, the defendant failed to timely petition for removal of an earlier order allowing the QME's deposition.
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This case involves a defendant's petitions to disqualify the judge or remove him from the case due to alleged ex parte communications with the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME). The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied both petitions. The WCAB found the defendant failed to provide grounds for judicial disqualification and that the alleged ex parte communications with the QME were insignificant and did not cause substantial prejudice. Furthermore, the defendant failed to timely petition for removal of an earlier order allowing the QME's deposition.
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