Diana Muniz vs. Edward Chen, M.D., The Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration of an order dismissing their lien. The lien claimant's representative mistakenly appeared at a different hearing, failing to appear at the scheduled lien conference. Despite the WCAB acknowledging the claimant's objection and the error, they affirmed the dismissal of the lien because the claimant failed to demonstrate good cause for their absence, as lien claimants are responsible for appearing at noticed hearings. Therefore, the lien was ultimately dismissed with prejudice due to the failure to appear and lack of good cause.