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Barry Swartwood vs. UC DAVIS

Filed: May 14, 2013
Sacramento
ADJ8201128

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This case concerns a lien claimant, ARS Legal, seeking payment for medical-legal copy costs incurred in the workers' compensation case of Barry Swartwood v. UC Davis. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied ARS Legal's Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) finding. The WCAB determined that the costs were not reasonably or necessarily incurred, citing that ARS Legal obtained duplicate records after defendant Sedgwick had already objected to payment for such duplicative services. Furthermore, the records ARS Legal obtained were incomplete compared to those acquired by the defendant.

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This case concerns a lien claimant, ARS Legal, seeking payment for medical-legal copy costs incurred in the workers' compensation case of Barry Swartwood v. UC Davis. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied ARS Legal's Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) finding. The WCAB determined that the costs were not reasonably or necessarily incurred, citing that ARS Legal obtained duplicate records after defendant Sedgwick had already objected to payment for such duplicative services. Furthermore, the records ARS Legal obtained were incomplete compared to those acquired by the defendant.

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