Jacobsmeyer: Appellate Court Dumps Lien Filing Fee Challenge

The 2nd District Court of Appeal has handed down a decision affirming the California Legislature’s creation of the lien filing fee as part of SB 863.  In Chorn v. WCAB,  a physician, Dr. Robin Chorn, filed a complaint joined by two injured workers in an effort to challenge on constitutional grounds the imposition of a lien filing fee.  The court, with frequent references to Angelotti Chiropractic Inc. v Baker, rejected similar arguments that were raised in that case, which unsuccessfully (so far) challenged the lien activation fee provisions of SB 863. First th...