WCAB Decision Highlights Importance of Service of C&R

By John P. Kamin, Legal EditorA panel decision issued last month suggests that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board may be taking an aggressive new stance toward ensuring that defendants serve lien claimants with settlement notices, an attorney said.When Dr. Kevin Aminian filed a petition for reconsideration contending that his lien claim in Montalvo v. Adir Restaurant was unfairly disallowed for failure to appear, he contended that the defendant failed to serve him notice that the claim had been resolved. He argued that this violated Rule 10886, which requires defendants to serve lien ...