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This case concerns a defendant's petition for removal challenging prior orders that mandated the issuance of Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panels. The Appeals Board granted removal, finding that the defendant's remedy was to file a petition for removal challenging the initial orders, not to later seek to set them aside. While affirming the core of the orders, the Board struck a provision allowing parties to obtain their own QME reports if panels were not issued, deeming it statutorily unsupported. The matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including the issuance of QME panels.
NESTOR QUEZADA vs. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, Permissibly Self-Insured, adjusted by SEDGWICK is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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This case concerns a defendant's petition for removal challenging prior orders that mandated the issuance of Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panels. The Appeals Board granted removal, finding that the defendant's remedy was to file a petition for removal challenging the initial orders, not to later seek to set them aside. While affirming the core of the orders, the Board struck a provision allowing parties to obtain their own QME reports if panels were not issued, deeming it statutorily unsupported. The matter was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including the issuance of QME panels.
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