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| Case Name | Beverly Hills Multispecialty Med. Grp. v. WCAB | |
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| Date | 07/07/1994 | |
| Note | Lien claimants entitled to due process in work comp proceedings; failure to serve defense med. reports/notice of fraud allegations denies fair trial, is reversible per se. | |
| Citation | 26 Cal.App.4th 789, 59 CCC 461 | |
| WCC Citation | WCC 3961994 CA |
BEVERLY HILLS MULTISPECIALTY GROUP, INC. , Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER et al. , Respondents. [26 Cal. App. 4th 792] OPINION CROSKEY, J. Petitioner, Beverly Hills Multispecialty Group, Inc. (BHMG), sought writs of review in 10 cases in which respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Board) affirmed orders denying BHMG's lien claims for medical treatment and medical-legal costs. Some of Mr. Jordan's testimony, while Mr. Lispi was outside the hearing room, concerned treatment that Mr. Jordan obtained at BHMG. After Mr. Lispi was allowed to return to the hearing room, he made two objections, both of which were sustained. He stated that BHMG's bills in the 10 cases totalled $157,906. 50 and that the total defense cost was $62,047. 49.
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