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JEFFBOAT v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPEN.

No. 07-3834.

553 F.3d 487 (2009)

JEFFBOAT, LLC and Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Ltd., Petitioners, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS and Larry O. Furrow, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas P. Matthews, argued, King, Krebs & Jurgens, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioners.

Melissa M. Olson, argued, Embry & Neusner, Groton, CT, Mark A. Reinhalter, Peter B. Silvain, Jr., Department of Labor, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Before FLAUM, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This case comes to us from a decision by the Benefits Review Board upholding the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) award of attorneys' fees to Larry Furrow, who filed a workers' compensation claim against his employer, Jeffboat, LLC, that was settled shortly before trial was scheduled. On appeal, Jeffboat argues that Furrow's counsel never established that the hourly rate that she requested was in line with the prevailing market rate for legal...

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