What the panel ordered
December 22, 2015 Decision After Reconsideration affirmed
Petition for reconsideration granted to further study record and issues; original December 22, 2015 en banc decision remains in effect unless rescinded
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 Board held that Business and Professions Code section 22451(b) does not apply to a lien claimant who is an agent or independent contractor of a State Bar member photocopying documents for medical-legal expenses under Labor Code section 4620(a).
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The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Lien claimant was an agent or independent contractor of a member of the State Bar at the time of photocopying documents.
Favours Defendant prevailed