Claimant Says EAMS Glitch Led to Lien Dismissal

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCalifornia's Electronic Adjudication Management System may have won a good-government award for its technical achievement in processing lien-fee payments, but some lien claimants aren't impressed.A Southern California workers' compensation judge has dismissed at least two lien claims because EAMS didn't show that the activation fee had been paid, even though the claimant produced paper receipts.Norma Garner, collections manager for Landmark Medical Management, said she may have to take her liens to the 2nd District Court of Appeals in order to...