Verizon/Frontier Communications; National Union Fire Insurance, administered by Sedgwick Cms, Ramon Franco, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIARAMON FRANCO,Applicant,vs.VERIZON/FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS; NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE, administered by SEDGWICK CMS,Defendants.Case No. ADJ9244317(Marina Del Rey District Office)OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION Lien Claimant California Imaging Solutions, Inc. seeks reconsideration of the February 3, 2017 Findings and Order (F&O), wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found that there was no contested claim at the time lien claimant provided services, and that lien claimant failed to prove its services were either reasonable or necessary. Accordingly, the WCJ disallowed the lien. Lien Claimant contends the WCJ erred in disallowing its lien. It argues that there was a contested claim at the time its services were provided, making the lien claim reimbursable even if the services were requested prior to the filing of the application for adjudication. It also argues that the WCJ should not have made a finding regarding the reasonableness of its services without first considering whether defendant had timely objected to its requests for payment. Finally, lien claimant notes that the fee schedule for copying services does not apply to its lien. We received an Answer from defendant. The WCJ filed a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (Report) recommending we deny the petition. For the reasons discussed below, we will grant reconsideration, rescind the Findings and Order, and return this matter to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision. Applicant filed an Application for Adjudication on December 30, 2013, for a specific injury to his knee and leg sustained on December 1, 2012 while employed by defendant as a fiber technician. In the , sectio
