What the panel ordered
The Petition for Reconsideration is granted, the WCJ's Findings of Fact and Orders of October 14, 2025 are affirmed except amended to order the parties to determine if Dr. Frederic Newton is still willing to act as the AME with specified billing rates for medical record review, medical research, and report writing.
Defendant sought removal of the WCJ's Findings of Fact and Orders issued on October 14, 2025, which the WCJ recommended denying removal and the Appeals Board treated as a petition for reconsideration, granting reconsideration to amend the order regarding the AME's billing and duties.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold June 10, 2022.
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 WCJ's order is final on threshold issues of employment and injury AOE/COE, so removal is treated as reconsideration. Defendant failed to show significant prejudice or irreparable harm from the AME billing order. The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's order but amended the billing terms for Dr. Newton's services.