Where a party to a proceeding institutes proceedings to terminate an award made by the appeals board to an applicant for continuing medical treatment and is unsuccessful in such proceedings, the appeals board may determine the amount of attorney’s fees reasonably incurred by the applicant in resisting the proceeding to terminate the medical treatment, and may assess such reasonable attorney’s fees as a cost upon the party instituting the proceedings to terminate the award of the appeals board.
Cal. Lab. Code § 4607
Medical and Hospital Treatment
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 46 Cal. 4th 272 - Smith v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (2009)
Most recently applied in 46 Cal. 4th 272 - Smith v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (May 2009)
Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 663.
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