What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed by lien claimant RMS Medical Group seeking costs under Labor Code section 5813 after prior decision on July 31, 2023
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold July 31, 2023, October 3, 2022.
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 Board found no bad faith by defendant and denied the award of Labor Code section 5813 costs and sanctions to RMS Medical Group.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant did not act in bad faith
Favours Defendant prevailed
No bad faith conduct by defendant meant RMS Medical Group was not entitled to Labor Code section 5813 costs and sanctions.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code section 5813
Labor Code section 5813
The Board applied Labor Code section 5813 to determine entitlement to costs and sanctions based on bad faith conduct.
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