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RAFAEL TAPIA, JR., KATHRYN YOLKEN vs. ARGUS NEWSPAPER/ANG NEWSPAPERS, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Filed: Feb 18, 2010
San Francisco
ADJ1914194

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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) sought reconsideration of an order approving a compromise and release in a workers' compensation case. DHCS, as a lien claimant, argued the order should be set aside due to alleged assurances of a hearing and ex parte communications. The Appeals Board dismissed DHCS's petition, finding they were not aggrieved by the order. The order approved DHCS's lien claim and deferred the issue of applicant's attorney's fees, meaning those issues were not determined by the order.

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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) sought reconsideration of an order approving a compromise and release in a workers' compensation case. DHCS, as a lien claimant, argued the order should be set aside due to alleged assurances of a hearing and ex parte communications. The Appeals Board dismissed DHCS's petition, finding they were not aggrieved by the order. The order approved DHCS's lien claim and deferred the issue of applicant's attorney's fees, meaning those issues were not determined by the order.

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