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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration filed by lien claimants and their representatives, Innovative Medical Management (IMM) and Louis Heard, as untimely. The Board also removed the case to itself and gave notice of its intention to impose sanctions of up to $2,500 against IMM and Heard. This action stems from IMM and Heard filing a frivolous, untimely petition containing misrepresentations about the timing of lien withdrawals, following the original imposition of sanctions by the WCJ for their failure to appear at a scheduled lien trial. The Board noted IMM and Heard's extensive history of similar sanctionable conduct.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration filed by lien claimants and their representatives, Innovative Medical Management (IMM) and Louis Heard, as untimely. The Board also removed the case to itself and gave notice of its intention to impose sanctions of up to $2,500 against IMM and Heard. This action stems from IMM and Heard filing a frivolous, untimely petition containing misrepresentations about the timing of lien withdrawals, following the original imposition of sanctions by the WCJ for their failure to appear at a scheduled lien trial. The Board noted IMM and Heard's extensive history of similar sanctionable conduct.
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