What the panel ordered
Reconsideration granted; April 26, 2018 Findings and Order rescinded; lien claimant DFS Interpreting's bills deemed satisfied due to failure to request second review and independent bill review; Meadowbrook Insurance Company not liable for further payment; lien claimant takes nothing further on lien.
Remittitur from the Third District Court of Appeal directing the WCAB to reconsider and issue a new decision consistent with the Court's November 21, 2019 decision.
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 Court held that the interpreter fee schedule was subject to Independent Bill Review (IBR) and the requirement to file a request for second review, and lien claimant's failure to do so was fatal, resulting in the bills being deemed satisfied and no further liability for Meadowbrook.
From the decision · page 1The following Opinion and Decision after Remittitur is issued pursuant to the remittitur filed on April 6, 2019 to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Appeals Board), by the Third District Court of Appeal (Court), in which the Court certified that its decision of November 21, 2019 has become final.