AYOTTE v. UNITED SERVICES, INC.


567 A.2d 430 (1989)

Ethel AYOTTE v. UNITED SERVICES, INC. et al. Arthur LADNER v. AROOSTOOK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Claus (orally), Dunleavey Law Offices, P.A., Presque Isle, for appellants.

Michael Dostie (orally), Stephen T. Emery, Leen & Emery, P.A., Bangor, for appellees.

Patrick McTeague, McTeague, Higbee, Libner, Reitman, MacAdam & Case, Topsham, for amicus curiae, AFL-CIO.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

In this consolidated appeal from separate decisions of the Appellate Division of the Workers' Compensation Commission, Dunleavy Law Offices, P.A.,1 of Presque Isle challenges the Commission's authority under the Workers' Compensation Act to regulate the fees an employee's attorney can charge a client for representation under the Act. Dunleavy is attempting to collect attorney fees from his employee clients, Ayotte and Ladner...

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