What the panel ordered
Findings and Award issued on November 3, 2021, rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings consistent with this decision.
Petition for Reconsideration granted; decision after reconsideration issued rescinding the Findings and Award and returning the matter to trial level for further proceedings.
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 Appeals Board found that there was insufficient evidence to determine if WSPT Network was the owner of the lien under Labor Code section 4903.8, and remanded the matter for further proceedings to develop the record on the contractual relationship or joint venture between WSPT Network and Dr. Bien.
From the decision · page 6There is currently insufficient evidence in the record to determine the terms of the contract and/or whether there is a joint venture between WSPT Network and Dr. Bien. Without evidence, it is not possible to determine whether WSPT Network is or is not the "owner of the lien." Given that these material issues of fact were not identified or adjudicated below, we cannot interpose a
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.