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The Appeals Board granted Med-Legal's petition for removal, rescinding the WCJ's orders for Med-Legal to produce a fee agreement with Chisvin Law Group and for applicant's attorney to appear and testify. The Board found that the fee agreement is a privileged lawyer-client communication protected by the Evidence Code and that compelling the applicant's former attorney to testify without a subpoena violates procedural requirements. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with this decision.
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The Appeals Board granted Med-Legal's petition for removal, rescinding the WCJ's orders for Med-Legal to produce a fee agreement with Chisvin Law Group and for applicant's attorney to appear and testify. The Board found that the fee agreement is a privileged lawyer-client communication protected by the Evidence Code and that compelling the applicant's former attorney to testify without a subpoena violates procedural requirements. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with this decision.
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