What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; Findings and Order affirmed except amended to order defendant to pay interest and penalties until full payment of medical-legal charges
Petition for Reconsideration filed by cost petitioner seeking interest and penalties on unpaid medical-legal charges, after WCJ's Findings and Order issued June 26, 2025
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The WCAB found that defendant unreasonably failed to pay the medical-legal charges and that cost petitioner is entitled to penalties and interest on the unpaid amount until full payment is made.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant did not challenge the WCJ's finding that its conduct was unreasonable under Labor Code Section 4622(a)
Favours Applicant prevailed
This supported the order for penalties and interest on unpaid medical-legal charges