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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded dismissals of several lien claims. The dismissals were based on the failure to pay a lien activation fee prior to a 2013 lien trial. However, the Board found this error due to a recent interpretation of Labor Code section 4903.06. The Board noted that the Declaration of Readiness was filed and the lien conference occurred before January 1, 2013, making the fee payment requirement inapplicable to the lien trial. The matter was returned for further proceedings, with the Board strongly urging consideration of sanctions against the lien claimants' representative for abandoning the trial.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded dismissals of several lien claims. The dismissals were based on the failure to pay a lien activation fee prior to a 2013 lien trial. However, the Board found this error due to a recent interpretation of Labor Code section 4903.06. The Board noted that the Declaration of Readiness was filed and the lien conference occurred before January 1, 2013, making the fee payment requirement inapplicable to the lien trial. The matter was returned for further proceedings, with the Board strongly urging consideration of sanctions against the lien claimants' representative for abandoning the trial.
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