Well, I am willing to bet you also crossed paths with an ominous-looking black cat on your way to work that morning, because you just missed your WCL § 25(2)(b) window. Pursuant to §25(2)(b), a carrier is required to file a response (aka SROI-04 Notice of Controversy) to a Notice of Indexing with the Board within 25 days of receipt of a Notice of Indexing. Unfortunately, that black cat gets the last laugh, because on Day 26 the carrier just lost the ability to raise the defenses that no employee-employer relationship existed, no accident occurred, and the injury did not arise out of and in the course of employment.