What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal granted; December 3, 2020 Order Denying Petition for Additional Panel rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings and decision by WCJ
Petition for Removal of the December 3, 2020 Order Denying Petition for Additional Panel granted; December 3, 2020 Order Denying Petition for Additional Panel rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings and decision by WCJ
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The Appeals Board granted the petition for removal, rescinded the December 3, 2020 order, and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings and decision by the WCJ.
From the decision · page 1The Appeals Board has been advised that, while this matter has been pending on removal, a proposed settlement has been reached. Therefore, we will grant removal, rescind the December 3, 2020 Order Denying Petition for Additional Panel, from which removal is sought, and return this matter to the trial level for the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) to consider the proposed settlement. If the WCJ does not approve the settlement, the WCJ may issue an order reinstating the original decision and any aggrieved person may timely seek removal from the reinstated decision. This is not a final decision on the merits of any of the issues pending on removal.