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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to lien claimant Firstline Health, Inc. The prior decision had stayed Firstline's lien based on allegations in a criminal indictment, which the Board found was improperly relied upon without proper notice or evidence. The Board held that allegations in a criminal indictment alone do not constitute sufficient evidence to impose a Labor Code section 4615 stay. Therefore, the case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to lien claimant Firstline Health, Inc. The prior decision had stayed Firstline's lien based on allegations in a criminal indictment, which the Board found was improperly relied upon without proper notice or evidence. The Board held that allegations in a criminal indictment alone do not constitute sufficient evidence to impose a Labor Code section 4615 stay. Therefore, the case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
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