Arturo Mendez Bautista — ADJ15096065, ADJ16742686

Cost petitioner Tony Barriere Interpreting Service, Inc. sought reconsideration of the Board's March 2, 2026 order denying reconsideration of the WCJ's November 24, 2026 Joint Findings and Order. The WCJ had found that defendant's payment of $185.00 for Spanish translation of a Compromise and Release Agreement was reasonable, that cost petitioner failed to serve a 60-day demand for costs before filing its Petition for Costs, and that the second bill review request was defective for lack of market rate documentation. Cost petitioner argued the decision was unsupported by trial evidence and that the same panel issued a contradictory decision regarding AD Rule 9795.3(b)(1) in an unrelated case (Verdeja v. Sunset Express). On preliminary review, the Board concluded it was not clear that the correct analysis under AD Rule 9795.3(b)(1) had been applied. The Board granted reconsideration to allow further study of the factual and legal issues and deferred a final decision on the merits.