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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and set aside an Order Approving Compromise and Release. The applicant's former attorney, Jerry A. Jacobsen, filed a lien for attorney fees which was not addressed in the settlement. Despite the prior finding of no available funds for fees, the Board determined that the subsequent settlement creating new funds required the lien to be addressed. The case was returned to the trial level for resolution of Mr. Jacobsen's outstanding lien claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and set aside an Order Approving Compromise and Release. The applicant's former attorney, Jerry A. Jacobsen, filed a lien for attorney fees which was not addressed in the settlement. Despite the prior finding of no available funds for fees, the Board determined that the subsequent settlement creating new funds required the lien to be addressed. The case was returned to the trial level for resolution of Mr. Jacobsen's outstanding lien claim.
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