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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration of an award granting further medical treatment, including supervised water therapy and a gym membership, to the applicant. The Board found that the defendant's counsel made false and misleading statements under penalty of perjury in the petition regarding the applicant's failure to object to a prior utilization review denial. Consequently, the Board removed the case for the purpose of imposing a $750 sanction on the defendant's counsel for these bad-faith tactics.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration of an award granting further medical treatment, including supervised water therapy and a gym membership, to the applicant. The Board found that the defendant's counsel made false and misleading statements under penalty of perjury in the petition regarding the applicant's failure to object to a prior utilization review denial. Consequently, the Board removed the case for the purpose of imposing a $750 sanction on the defendant's counsel for these bad-faith tactics.
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