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This case involves lien claimant Med-Legal, Inc. seeking reconsideration of a $750 sanction order. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the petition, upholding the administrative law judge's finding. The sanctions were imposed due to Med-Legal's pattern of filing Declarations of Readiness to Proceed in multiple cases and then withdrawing them without explanation, thereby wasting judicial resources. The WCAB agreed that this conduct constituted false representation and was sanctionable, affirming the penalty in the Vasquez case.
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This case involves lien claimant Med-Legal, Inc. seeking reconsideration of a $750 sanction order. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the petition, upholding the administrative law judge's finding. The sanctions were imposed due to Med-Legal's pattern of filing Declarations of Readiness to Proceed in multiple cases and then withdrawing them without explanation, thereby wasting judicial resources. The WCAB agreed that this conduct constituted false representation and was sanctionable, affirming the penalty in the Vasquez case.
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