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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to lien claimants after a WCJ excluded their exhibits due to failure to submit exhibit lists with the Pretrial Conference Statement (PTCS). The WCAB found that lien claimants demonstrated good cause, citing excusable neglect by their representative and the constitutional mandate for substantial justice and due process. Therefore, the WCAB rescinded the WCJ's order and returned the matter for further proceedings, allowing lien claimants to amend the PTCS with their exhibit lists. This decision prioritizes a decision on the merits over procedural omissions in this case.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to lien claimants after a WCJ excluded their exhibits due to failure to submit exhibit lists with the Pretrial Conference Statement (PTCS). The WCAB found that lien claimants demonstrated good cause, citing excusable neglect by their representative and the constitutional mandate for substantial justice and due process. Therefore, the WCAB rescinded the WCJ's order and returned the matter for further proceedings, allowing lien claimants to amend the PTCS with their exhibit lists. This decision prioritizes a decision on the merits over procedural omissions in this case.
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