Dani Gonzalez Herrera — ADJ20878906

Defendant Fatapple's, Inc. and Preferred Employers Insurance Company filed a petition for removal challenging a WCJ's March 23, 2026 order taking the matter off calendar. Defendant argued the matter was ready to proceed to trial and that a specific injury claim should be tried without waiting on an overlapping cumulative trauma claim. The WCJ filed a Report recommending denial, and no answer was received from applicant. The Appeals Board denied removal, finding no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy. The Board agreed that good cause was not presented to bifurcate a trial on a specific injury when applicant appears to have filed a cumulative injury to an overlapping body part.