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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration because it was based on a mistaken case number. The claimant, a former attorney, sought reconsideration of an award that did not explicitly divide attorney fees between them and the applicant's current attorney. The WCAB clarified that the attorney fee award in the relevant case was stayed by the WCJ pending further proceedings. Therefore, the issue of fee division remains open and has not been finally adjudicated, making reconsideration premature.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a lien claimant's petition for reconsideration because it was based on a mistaken case number. The claimant, a former attorney, sought reconsideration of an award that did not explicitly divide attorney fees between them and the applicant's current attorney. The WCAB clarified that the attorney fee award in the relevant case was stayed by the WCJ pending further proceedings. Therefore, the issue of fee division remains open and has not been finally adjudicated, making reconsideration premature.
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