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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a lien claimant's petition for removal and denied their petition for reconsideration. The WCJ had dismissed the lien claim due to the claimant's failure to appear at a noticed lien trial. The WCAB found no good cause for the non-appearance, nor grounds for relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473. Furthermore, the WCAB dismissed the removal petition as reconsideration, not removal, was the proper remedy for a final order dismissing a lien.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a lien claimant's petition for removal and denied their petition for reconsideration. The WCJ had dismissed the lien claim due to the claimant's failure to appear at a noticed lien trial. The WCAB found no good cause for the non-appearance, nor grounds for relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473. Furthermore, the WCAB dismissed the removal petition as reconsideration, not removal, was the proper remedy for a final order dismissing a lien.
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