Judge Sanctions Lien Claimant $500 for Frivolous Lien

An Anaheim workers' compensation judge sanctioned a lien claimant $500 and ordered it to pay up to $500 in fees and costs, in a ruling based upon the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's en banc decision in Torres v. AJC Sandblasting.Workers' Compensation Judge Katherine Howells sanctioned Farwest Diagnostics Pain Management Psychiatric Group, after determining that the provider had filed a frivolous lien claim. "In this matter, lien claimant offered nothing to support the charges and there is no evidence that the costs were incurred as part of reasonable medical care," the ju...