What the panel ordered
Lien claim of Unitech Diagnostics, LLC disallowed; sanctions deferred to WCJ for further proceedings.
Petition for reconsideration granted and case assigned to the Appeals Board en banc for decision after reconsideration.
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 lien claimant failed to introduce evidence proving the compensability of the injury and the reasonableness and necessity of the medical treatment, thus failing to meet the burden of proof required by Labor Code sections 3202.5 and 5705.
From the decision · page 215 judge (WCJ) disallowing Unitech's lien claim because it failed to introduce any evidence that the
Proceeding to trial without evidence capable of establishing the lien claim was frivolous and in bad faith, justifying sanctions, attorney's fees, and costs, but the award of sanctions was deferred for further proceedings.