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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied CIGA's petition for reconsideration regarding a lien claim. CIGA argued the lien was barred by Insurance Code section 1063.1(c)(9) because the claimant, VQ Ortho/Vision Quest Industries, Inc. (VQ), was an assignee. However, the Board found VQ was the original claimant who had temporarily assigned and then reassigned the claim back to itself. This allowed VQ to assert the lien as the original provider of services, consistent with the legislative intent of CIGA to protect original claimants.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied CIGA's petition for reconsideration regarding a lien claim. CIGA argued the lien was barred by Insurance Code section 1063.1(c)(9) because the claimant, VQ Ortho/Vision Quest Industries, Inc. (VQ), was an assignee. However, the Board found VQ was the original claimant who had temporarily assigned and then reassigned the claim back to itself. This allowed VQ to assert the lien as the original provider of services, consistent with the legislative intent of CIGA to protect original claimants.
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