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 initially found no contested claim at the time of lien services, disallowing the lien. The WCAB granted reconsideration, and the parties settled the dispute by stipulation for payment to the lien claimant, leading to rescission of the WCJ order and approval of the settlement.
From the decision · page 1Lien Claimant, Citywide Scanning Service, Inc. petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings and Order issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in case ADJ11000652 on February 1, 2022. In that decision, the WCJ found that the lien claimant's services were provided when there was no contested claim per Labor Code Section 4620(b). The WCJ Ordered the lien of Citywide Scanning be disallowed and that lien claimant to take nothing on their lien.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
WCJ found no contested claim at the time of lien services, disallowing the lien claim.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This finding led to the initial denial of the lien claimant's petition.
From the decision · page 1Lien Claimant, Citywide Scanning Service, Inc. petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings and Order issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in case ADJ11000652 on February 1, 2022. In that decision, the WCJ found that the lien claimant's services were provided when there was no contested claim per Labor Code Section 4620(b). The WCJ Ordered the lien of Citywide Scanning be disallowed and that lien claimant to take nothing on their lien.