BROWN v. JUPITER HOSP.

No. 96-1536.

695 So.2d 406 (1997)

Terry BROWN, Appellant, v. JUPITER HOSPITAL and Sedgwick James of Florida, Inc., Claims Management Services, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith R. Pallo of Adams, Coogler, Watson & Merkel, P.A., West Palm Beach and Marjorie Gadarian Graham, Palm Beach Gardens, for Appellant.

David A. Danielson of Danielson, Clarke, Pumpian & Ford, P.A., West Palm Beach and Diane H. Tutt, Plantation, for Appellees.


KAHN, Judge.

Appellant challenges an attorney's fee order entered by the judge of compensation claims (JCC), which awarded a $15,000 fee to appellant's attorney. Competent substantial evidence supports the JCC's determination that 50 hours, at the rate of $300 per hour, constitutes a reasonable amount of time expended to return the benefits secured in this case. In addition, contrary to appellant's argument, the JCC specifically considered the claimed paralegal time...

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