ALFONSO COVARRUBIAS vs. ALL INDUSTRIAL VALVES, CIGA for PACIFIC NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY in liquidation by its servicing facility, SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

This case involves a petition for reconsideration of a dismissed lien. The petitioner, Medical Distributors, Inc., failed to appear at a lien conference and did not pay the required lien activation fee as mandated by Labor Code Section 4903.06(a)(4). The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, noting the petition's factual allegations were unverified and this defect was not cured. Consequently, the lien was properly dismissed with prejudice for non-compliance with statutory requirements.