U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Lien Fee Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court will not be reviewing the constitutionality of California's lien reform efforts. On Monday, the court denied the petition for certiorari in Angelotti Chiropractic v. Baker, bringing an end to more than three years of litigation over the "activation" fee imposed by SB 863. When lawmakers passed SB 863 in 2012, one of their stated goals was fixing the problem with liens overcrowding the dockets at the workers' compensation hearing boards. The idea was to cut down on frivolous filings by imposing a $150 filing fee on new liens and requiri...