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This case involves sanctions imposed against lien claimant Accident Injury & Family Therapy (AIFT), its representative Innovative Medical Management (IMM), and Louis Heard for failing to attend two mandatory settlement conferences. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reversed a prior decision that allowed AIFT's lien, finding the lien claimant's excuses for non-appearance unpersuasive despite the loss of the lien itself. The WCAB sanctioned AIFT, IMM, and Heard jointly and severally $800 and awarded defendant its reasonable costs and fees incurred due to the missed appearances.
PARVEENA PRASAD vs. SACRAMENTO BEE/McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS, INC. is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in .
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This case involves sanctions imposed against lien claimant Accident Injury & Family Therapy (AIFT), its representative Innovative Medical Management (IMM), and Louis Heard for failing to attend two mandatory settlement conferences. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reversed a prior decision that allowed AIFT's lien, finding the lien claimant's excuses for non-appearance unpersuasive despite the loss of the lien itself. The WCAB sanctioned AIFT, IMM, and Heard jointly and severally $800 and awarded defendant its reasonable costs and fees incurred due to the missed appearances.
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