Home/Case Law/, Applicant, MELINDA HATTABAUGH vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CDCR/CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN; Legally Uninsured, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND/STATE CONTRACT SERVICES, Adjusting Agency
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, Applicant, MELINDA HATTABAUGH vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CDCR/CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN; Legally Uninsured, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND/STATE CONTRACT SERVICES, Adjusting Agency

Filed: Dec 19, 2008
San Francisco
ADJ4638638 [SBR 0299210] ADJ326587 [SBR 0299211] ADJ3373174 [SBR 0312295]

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the denial of over $22,000 in outstanding charges for outpatient surgery services. The lien claimant failed to meet its burden of proof to demonstrate the reasonableness of its charges, as required by Kunz v. Patterson Floor Covering. Defendant's evidence, including expert testimony, supported the finding that the amount paid was reasonable reimbursement.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the denial of over $22,000 in outstanding charges for outpatient surgery services. The lien claimant failed to meet its burden of proof to demonstrate the reasonableness of its charges, as required by Kunz v. Patterson Floor Covering. Defendant's evidence, including expert testimony, supported the finding that the amount paid was reasonable reimbursement.

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