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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded an order dismissing a lien claim of $23,773.12. Although the lien claimant's attorney's absence from trial due to a planned vacation was unjustified, the Board found that dismissal of the entire lien was not the proper remedy. The matter is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to decide the lien claim on its merits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded an order dismissing a lien claim of $23,773.12. Although the lien claimant's attorney's absence from trial due to a planned vacation was unjustified, the Board found that dismissal of the entire lien was not the proper remedy. The matter is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to decide the lien claim on its merits.
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