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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied lien claimant Dr. Konstat's petition for reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's dismissal of her lien. The lien was dismissed with prejudice for failure to pay the required lien activation fee prior to the lien conference. Dr. Konstat admitted the fee was not paid, and claims of inadvertence under Code of Civil Procedure section 473 were deemed inapplicable to avoid this statutory requirement. Therefore, the dismissal for non-payment of the lien activation fee stands.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied lien claimant Dr. Konstat's petition for reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's dismissal of her lien. The lien was dismissed with prejudice for failure to pay the required lien activation fee prior to the lien conference. Dr. Konstat admitted the fee was not paid, and claims of inadvertence under Code of Civil Procedure section 473 were deemed inapplicable to avoid this statutory requirement. Therefore, the dismissal for non-payment of the lien activation fee stands.
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