RIVERA v. FLINT ENERGY

No. 30,020.

268 P.3d 525 (2011)

2011-NMCA-119

Guillermo RIVERA, Worker-Appellant, v. FLINT ENERGY and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Employer/Insurer-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 24, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Parmley, Jr. , Farmington, NM, for Appellant.

Allen, Shepherd, Lewis, Syra & Chapman, P.A., Kimberly A. Syra , Darin A. Childers , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.


OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} Appellant Guillermo Rivera (Worker) appeals the decision of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) to apportion Worker's attorney fees equally between Worker and Appellee Flint Energy (collectively with its insurer, Appellee Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Employer). Worker argues that the Workers' Compensation Act obligated Employer to pay Worker's attorney fees when he recovered more at trial than he had previously...

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