One Lien Challenge Dead, Judge Ready to Dismiss Another

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe California Division of Workers' Compensation has gotten some relief in its efforts to enforce the lien provisions in Senate Bill 863, with a plaintiff dropping one challenge and a federal judge indicating his inclination to dismiss another.Dirk Kancilia, a San Diego chiropractor, withdrew a complaint he filed in November with the U.S. District Court for Southern California arguing that the $150 filing fee, statute of limitations for filing a lien and restrictions on selling receivables in the 2012 reform measure were unconstitutional. Kancilia's a...