What the panel ordered
Findings and Order of February 4, 2020 affirmed; lien claimant's petition for reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed by lien claimant Joyce Altman Interpreters after WCJ Findings and Order of February 4, 2020
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 and WCAB found that the lien claimant failed to prove that the interpreting services were actually provided and reasonably necessary, based on contradictory evidence from the applicant's statements to Dr. Sofia and lack of witness testimony to verify the services.
From the decision · page 1In the Findings and Order of February 4, 2020, the workers' compensation judge ("WCJ") found that on January 19, 2017, applicant sustained industrial injury in the form of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and that the lien claimant, Joyce Altman Interpreting, failed to prove that it actually provided services and failed to prove that the applicant actually received medical treatment. The WCJ also found a failure of proof that the lien claimant's services were reasonable and necessary.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.