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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review a December 21, 2020, Findings and Order (F&O) issued by a WCJ. The WCJ had found defendant State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) liable for medical-legal expenses, penalties, interest, and sanctions for failing to timely contest fees incurred by Matrix Document Imaging. Upon review, the Board affirmed the WCJ's decision regarding SCIF's liability for the medical-legal expenses, penalty, and interest. However, the Board amended the F&O, concluding that SCIF's actions did not constitute bad-faith tactics and therefore disallowed the ordered sanctions and attorney's fees against SCIF.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review a December 21, 2020, Findings and Order (F&O) issued by a WCJ. The WCJ had found defendant State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) liable for medical-legal expenses, penalties, interest, and sanctions for failing to timely contest fees incurred by Matrix Document Imaging. Upon review, the Board affirmed the WCJ's decision regarding SCIF's liability for the medical-legal expenses, penalty, and interest. However, the Board amended the F&O, concluding that SCIF's actions did not constitute bad-faith tactics and therefore disallowed the ordered sanctions and attorney's fees against SCIF.
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