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Applicant Rachelle Martinez suffered a work-related injury on August 17, 2015, while working for California Medical Facility, exacerbated by a subsequent incident. The parties reached a settlement through Stipulations with Request for Award, but a lien claimant, CCPOA-Benefit Trust Fund, asserted its lien was not properly considered, leading to a Petition for Reconsideration of a December 18, 2024 Award. The Appeals Board found the petition premature as no evidence was admitted into the record regarding the lien claimant's allegations of good cause to set aside the award. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed, and the matter returned to the trial level for further proceedings to allow the lien claimant to present evidence.
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Applicant Rachelle Martinez suffered a work-related injury on August 17, 2015, while working for California Medical Facility, exacerbated by a subsequent incident. The parties reached a settlement through Stipulations with Request for Award, but a lien claimant, CCPOA-Benefit Trust Fund, asserted its lien was not properly considered, leading to a Petition for Reconsideration of a December 18, 2024 Award. The Appeals Board found the petition premature as no evidence was admitted into the record regarding the lien claimant's allegations of good cause to set aside the award. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed, and the matter returned to the trial level for further proceedings to allow the lien claimant to present evidence.
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