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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's petition for removal, finding it an extraordinary remedy not warranted here. The defendant sought removal to challenge a prior award of spinal disk replacement surgery, alleging fraud and misrepresentation. The WCAB treated the defendant's petition as one for reconsideration and granted it. This allows the WCAB to further review the case's factual and legal issues before issuing a final decision.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's petition for removal, finding it an extraordinary remedy not warranted here. The defendant sought removal to challenge a prior award of spinal disk replacement surgery, alleging fraud and misrepresentation. The WCAB treated the defendant's petition as one for reconsideration and granted it. This allows the WCAB to further review the case's factual and legal issues before issuing a final decision.
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