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CHENEY v. CHANGES INTERNATIONAL

No. 1D03-1248.

867 So.2d 1258 (2004)

Diane CHENEY, Appellant, v. CHANGES INTERNATIONAL and Zurich, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 18, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur H. Lester, Esquire, of Woodburn S. Wesley, Jr., & Associates, Fort Walton Beach, for Appellant.

Christopher D. White, Esquire, Eraclides, Johns, Hall Gellman, Eikner & Johannssen, LLP, Pensacola, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Claimant Diane Cheney appeals the Judge of Compensation Claim's ("JCC") order awarding her attorney's fees. She argues that the JCC erred in downwardly departing from the presumptively fair fee determined in section 440.34(1), Florida Statutes (1999). We agree and, therefore, reverse. The findings the JCC made in support of the downward departure are not supported by competent substantial evidence. See Alderman v. Fla. Plastering,

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