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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was filed against a non-final, interlocutory order denying a change of venue. Such procedural orders do not determine substantive rights or liabilities and thus are not appealable via reconsideration. The WCAB also denied the Petition for Removal, finding no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to justify this extraordinary remedy. Therefore, both petitions were rejected.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was filed against a non-final, interlocutory order denying a change of venue. Such procedural orders do not determine substantive rights or liabilities and thus are not appealable via reconsideration. The WCAB also denied the Petition for Removal, finding no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to justify this extraordinary remedy. Therefore, both petitions were rejected.
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