What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for reconsideration of the February 3, 2026 Findings and Order issued by the WCJ, denied by the Appeals Board panel on May 4, 2026 as timely acted upon within 60 days of case transmission.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The WCJ found that the requirements of Labor Code section 4903.2(b) were not met, no common fund was created by applicant's attorney's efforts, and the attorney fees out of lien claimants' recovery were discretionary and not warranted here.
From the decision · page 1Applicant's attorney, on his own behalf, seeks reconsideration of the February 3, 2026 Findings and Order issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Therein, the WCJ found that lien claimant's attorney participated in the lien conference where the lien was first placed at issue; that the requirements of Labor Code1 section 4903.2(b) were not met; that there was no "common fund" created by applicant's attorney's efforts from which the lien claimants were a passive beneficiary; and that applicant's attorney is not entitled to an attorney fee to be paid out of Blue Shield of California or Anthem Blue Cross' recovery on their respective liens. Based on these findings, the WCJ ordered that applicant's attorney take nothing further from the recovery of Blue Shield of California or Anthem Blue Cross on their respective liens.