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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the dismissal of Joyce Altman Interpreters' lien claim. The Board found that the lien claimant's services were for medical-legal purposes, for which proof of industrial injury was not required, and that the defendant's own witness admitted owing additional funds for services provided. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to resolve the lien claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the dismissal of Joyce Altman Interpreters' lien claim. The Board found that the lien claimant's services were for medical-legal purposes, for which proof of industrial injury was not required, and that the defendant's own witness admitted owing additional funds for services provided. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to resolve the lien claim.
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