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ELIZABETH EVANS vs. PACIFIC AMBULANCE SERVICE, REDWOOD FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY

Filed: Feb 06, 2013
San Francisco
ADJ1516009 (VNO 0552819)

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the lien claimant's Petition for Reconsideration as untimely. The lien claimant filed its petition 24 days after the administrative law judge's order, exceeding the 20-day statutory deadline. Furthermore, the WCAB admonished the lien claimant for submitting documents already in the adjudication file with their petition. Therefore, the WCAB vacated its previous order granting reconsideration and dismissed the lien claimant's petition.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the lien claimant's Petition for Reconsideration as untimely. The lien claimant filed its petition 24 days after the administrative law judge's order, exceeding the 20-day statutory deadline. Furthermore, the WCAB admonished the lien claimant for submitting documents already in the adjudication file with their petition. Therefore, the WCAB vacated its previous order granting reconsideration and dismissed the lien claimant's petition.

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