The U.S. Supreme Court is demanding that the administrators of California's workers' compensation system defend the constitutionality of the lien activation fee implemented by SB 863.
A group of seven plaintiffs led by Angelotti Chiropractic contend that the $100 fee is an improper government taking of private property without just compensation.
Payment of the fee was required for almost every claim that was pending as of Jan. 1, 2013; otherwise, the claims were subject to dismissal as of Jan. 1, 2014.
The Angelotti plaintiffs say that the doctors, chiropractors, pharm...
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