Little v. Traynor

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] The Workers Compensation Bureau appeals from a judgment invalidating its rulemaking action involving N.D.A.C. § 92-01-02-11.1, which sets a maximum claimant attorney fee rate and various fee caps, and limits reimbursement for a claimant’s costs to $100 absent prior Bureau approval. The Bureau also appeals from an order awarding Stephen D. Little and Kathryn L. Dietz $450 in attorney fees. We conclude the Bureau’s adoption of an $85-per-hour maximum hourly rate and various fee caps to compensate a claimant’s attorney in N.D.A.C. § 92-01-02-11.1(1) and (3)(b) through…