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In this workers' compensation case, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration of an order dismissing lien claimant Advance Care Specialist Medical Clinic's lien. The majority affirmed the WCJ's dismissal, finding the lien claimant's representative's explanation for failing to appear at a hearing insufficient. However, one Commissioner dissented, arguing that relief should be granted to allow a hearing on the merits, citing precedent from Fox v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The dissenting Commissioner also suggested imposing sanctions on the lien claimant's representative for their unsatisfactory explanation for the absence.
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In this workers' compensation case, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration of an order dismissing lien claimant Advance Care Specialist Medical Clinic's lien. The majority affirmed the WCJ's dismissal, finding the lien claimant's representative's explanation for failing to appear at a hearing insufficient. However, one Commissioner dissented, arguing that relief should be granted to allow a hearing on the merits, citing precedent from Fox v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The dissenting Commissioner also suggested imposing sanctions on the lien claimant's representative for their unsatisfactory explanation for the absence.
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