LORD v. SANTA ROSA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE

No. 1D13-3249.

135 So.3d 1170 (2014)

Steven M. LORD, Appellant, v. SANTA ROSA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE/The Division of Risk Management, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teresa E. Liles of Smith & Liles, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant.

Elizabeth A. Izquierdo and Hinda Klein of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans, Abel, Lurvey, Morrow & Schefer, P.A., Hollywood, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation case, Claimant appeals an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) on his motion for employer/carrier-paid (E/C-paid) attorney's fees. The JCC awarded approximately half of the requested fees. We reverse the exclusion of the remainder of the requested fees, and hold that, because entitlement to fees is tied to the securing of a benefit, the amount of fee for securing any given benefit should include all attorney time...

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