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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed a prior order imposing a $2,500 sanction against applicant's former counsel. The Board found that the attorney's delay in filing a substitution of attorney form, while noted, did not rise to the level of bad-faith actions or frivolous tactics warranting sanctions under Labor Code section 5813. The Board cautioned the attorney about future conduct but ultimately determined that no sanctions were justified in this instance.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed a prior order imposing a $2,500 sanction against applicant's former counsel. The Board found that the attorney's delay in filing a substitution of attorney form, while noted, did not rise to the level of bad-faith actions or frivolous tactics warranting sanctions under Labor Code section 5813. The Board cautioned the attorney about future conduct but ultimately determined that no sanctions were justified in this instance.
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