Angelotti Plaintiffs File Notice of Appeal with 9th COA

Providers who are challenging the constitutionality of California’s lien-activation fee filed notice of their intent to appeal a federal judge’s decision dismissing their due-process and takings claims.U.S. District Court Judge George H. Wu on Nov. 12 granted a preliminary injunction in Angelotti Chiropractic v. Baker prohibiting the Division of Workers’ Compensation from enforcing the activation fee language in Senate Bill 863. The division is prohibited from collecting the $100 activation fee and from dismissing liens that are not activated prior to a lien conference or by ...