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This case involves a dispute over payment for medical-legal photocopy services provided to applicant Rita Garcia. The defendant, Sunrise Growers Frozsun Foods, argued the services were not valid medical-legal expenses as there was no contested claim, and they had objected to duplicative record requests. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded the original decision, limiting the cost petitioner's recovery to the principal amount of $689.85, plus a 10% penalty and 7% interest. However, the WCAB deferred the issue of attorney's fees and sanctions, requiring further development of the record to determine if defendant's conduct constituted bad faith.
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This case involves a dispute over payment for medical-legal photocopy services provided to applicant Rita Garcia. The defendant, Sunrise Growers Frozsun Foods, argued the services were not valid medical-legal expenses as there was no contested claim, and they had objected to duplicative record requests. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rescinded the original decision, limiting the cost petitioner's recovery to the principal amount of $689.85, plus a 10% penalty and 7% interest. However, the WCAB deferred the issue of attorney's fees and sanctions, requiring further development of the record to determine if defendant's conduct constituted bad faith.
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