What the panel ordered
June 1, 2021 Findings and Orders in ADJ10344350 and ADJ10344309 rescinded; new Findings of Fact substituted finding lien claimants' declarations under Labor Code section 4903.8(d) valid; Defendant's Exhibit A admitted
Petition for Reconsideration granted; decision after reconsideration issued rescinding prior Findings and Orders and substituting new Findings of Fact
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 declarations filed by lien claimants under Labor Code section 4903.8(d) were found valid because the declarant had access to records and billing information sufficient to competently testify to the facts, and the defendant failed to meet its burden to prove incompetency.
From the decision · page 10For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED, as the Decision After Reconsideration of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, that the June 1, 2021 Findings and Orders in ADJ10344350 is RESCINDED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the June 1, 2021 Findings and Orders in ADJ10344309 is RESCINDED, with the following Joint Findings and Order in ADJ10344309 and ADJ10344350 SUBSTITUTED therefor:
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.