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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) imposed sanctions of $1,500 on a lien claimant and its representatives for filing an untimely and unjustified Petition for Reconsideration. The Petition contained material misrepresentations, lacked merit, and was improperly verified. The WCAB also awarded the defendant $1,650 in attorney's fees and costs. The lien claimant's untimely and insufficient response did not provide good cause to avoid sanctions. Jurisdiction was returned to the trial level after the sanctions were ordered.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) imposed sanctions of $1,500 on a lien claimant and its representatives for filing an untimely and unjustified Petition for Reconsideration. The Petition contained material misrepresentations, lacked merit, and was improperly verified. The WCAB also awarded the defendant $1,650 in attorney's fees and costs. The lien claimant's untimely and insufficient response did not provide good cause to avoid sanctions. Jurisdiction was returned to the trial level after the sanctions were ordered.
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