MILLS, Judge.
McDonalds appeals a compensation order finding it responsible for attorney's fees. We reverse.
The record supports the conclusion that the employer failed to promptly investigate the claim for payment of a hospital bill. However, § 440.34(1), Florida Statutes (1977), conditions entitlement to a fee upon the successful prosecution of a claim. Section 440.34(2) limits the statutory percentage schedule to that portion of the award which...
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