Aguilar, Katia

Applicant Katia Aguilar filed a Petition for Removal challenging an interlocutory ruling, apparently involving a discovery issue, in her workers' compensation claim against Just Desserts (insured by Chubb Insurance, administered by Cannon Cochran Management Services). The Appeals Board considered the petition along with the WCJ's report on the merits. The Board reiterated that removal is an extraordinary remedy granted only when the petitioner shows substantial prejudice or irreparable harm that cannot be adequately remedied through reconsideration of a final decision. Finding no such showing, the Board denied removal and noted that the applicant could raise the discovery issue with the trial judge.