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The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's award of interpreter fees for medical treatment appointments, finding the defendant liable despite contentions of non-liability under AD Rule 9795.3. However, the issue of attorney's fees under Labor Code section 4607 was deferred pending a Supreme Court decision on a similar case concerning enforcement of medical awards. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings on attorney's fees after the Supreme Court ruling.
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The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's award of interpreter fees for medical treatment appointments, finding the defendant liable despite contentions of non-liability under AD Rule 9795.3. However, the issue of attorney's fees under Labor Code section 4607 was deferred pending a Supreme Court decision on a similar case concerning enforcement of medical awards. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings on attorney's fees after the Supreme Court ruling.
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