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 the lien claimant failed to prove valid med-legal costs, but the parties later stipulated to a payment resolving the lien claim dispute.
From the decision · page 1Lien Claimant, Citywide Scanning Service, Inc. petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings and Orders issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on April 19, 2022. In that decision, the WCJ found the lien claimant failed to prove the services provided were valid med-legal costs. The WCJ ordered the lien claimant to take nothing for their lien.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Lien claimant Citywide Scanning Service, Inc. failed to prove the services provided were valid med-legal costs.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This led the WCJ to order the lien claimant to take nothing, denying the lien claim.
From the decision · page 1Lien Claimant, Citywide Scanning Service, Inc. petitioned for reconsideration of the Findings and Orders issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) in this matter on April 19, 2022. In that decision, the WCJ found the lien claimant failed to prove the services provided were valid med-legal costs. The WCJ ordered the lien claimant to take nothing for their lien.