Copy Services, Interpreters May Find a Way around Lien Fees

California workers' comp attorneys disagree on whether copy services or interpreting agencies may avoid the lien filing and activation fees imposed by Senate Bill 863 by filing petitions for costs, and the answer may not be known until the issue is litigated.Tim Kinsey, managing shareholder of the Grancell, Lebovitz, Stander, Reubens & Thomas office in Orange County, said  firms are filing cost petitions rather than liens "with some frequency," although he said he thinks current rules don't allow the dodge. Los Angeles defense attorney Zachary Sacks of Sacks & Zolonz agree...