Lien Claimants Try to Resuscitate Due Process Challenge

Plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the stay on liens filed by indicted providers are asking a Southern California judge to reconsider his tentative decision to dismiss their substantive due process claim. What’s more, the latest court filing alleges workers’ compensation judges have a “secret list” of liens that have been stayed despite the fact that the service provider has not been indicted or charged with a crime. U.S. District Court Judge George H. Wu on July 13 issued a tentative ruling saying he was inclined to issue an injunction that would pro...