PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
MILLS and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.
BARFIELD, J., dissents with written opinion.
BARFIELD, Judge, dissenting:
I dissent.
The deputy commissioner awarded claimant's attorney a fee of $40,000 because the employer/carrier acted in bad faith. One taking exception to this ruling, as with any lower tribunal decision where there is evidence tending to support the decision, is routinely confronted by the substantial...
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