What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted, Findings and Order of October 7, 2024 rescinded, matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings
Petition for Reconsideration granted, Findings and Order of October 7, 2024 rescinded, matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings
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 erred in disallowing the lien for medical-legal services because the lien claimant met its burden to show the services were reasonable and necessary for a contested claim, and the PTP's medical-legal report was valid under Labor Code and regulations. The matter is remanded for further proceedings on the reasonable value of the lien.
From the decision · page 1Lien claimant Medland Medical seeks reconsideration of the Findings and Order (F&O), issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on October 7, 2024, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that applicant while employed during the period of January 4, 2022 through January 4, 2023, as a caregiver for defendant and claims to have sustained injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to her neck, back, shoulders, and hernia. The WCJ found that lien claimant failed to meet its burden of proving that its medical treatment and medical-legal services were reasonable or necessary and disallowed its lien.