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The applicant is Scott Lowe, and the defendants are ADT and Sedgwick CMS. The defendants sought Social Security earnings records from 2005 to the present, claiming it was proper discovery. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's petition for removal of the judge's order denying this discovery. The WCAB found that the requested earnings information, starting seven years prior to the injury, was not relevant and removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm.
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The applicant is Scott Lowe, and the defendants are ADT and Sedgwick CMS. The defendants sought Social Security earnings records from 2005 to the present, claiming it was proper discovery. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's petition for removal of the judge's order denying this discovery. The WCAB found that the requested earnings information, starting seven years prior to the injury, was not relevant and removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm.
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