CA WCAB Panel: Lett Case, Fees Not Dependent on Signature

The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has finally released the text of its Significant Panel Decision of March 5 holding that an applicant's signature on a deposition is not a condition precedent to the allowance of a deposition fee under Labor Code section 5710(b)(4).This case had been reported last week by workcompcentral as a part of a news article concerning an Opinion on Decision on Reconsideration from the Board in Amy Mitchell vs. Christopher Michael Salon and Spa (FRE 202184, 03/09/04).In John Lett vs. L.A.C.M.T.A; The Travelers' Insurance Company (WCAB No. VNO 0378...