What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; Order Dismissing Case rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedingsp. 8
Applicant petition for reconsideration of WCJ Order Dismissing Case for inactivity
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.
Applicant lacked proper notice of NOI and Order because new attorney was never served; DWC improperly rejected substitution of attorneys; defendant failed to serve new attorney with petition to dismiss
From the decision · page 1We have considered the allegations of the Petition and the contents of the WCJ’s Report. Based on our review of the record, for the reasons stated in the Report, and for the reasons discussed below, we will grant reconsideration, rescind the Order, and return the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.