What the panel ordered
The petition for removal is dismissed as moot due to the parties filing a proposed settlement and requesting approval, returning the matter to the trial level for further proceedings.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on June 2, 2025, by the 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 petition for removal was dismissed as moot because the parties filed a proposed settlement and requested approval, making further removal proceedings unnecessary.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on June 2, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ).
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Parties filed a proposed settlement and requested approval on September 10, 2025.