McDermott v. United Parcel Service/Liberty Mutual

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Claimant argues the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) erred on three counts. We affirm without comment the points challenging the JCC’s denial of an employer/camer-paid attorney’s fee as it relates to the morphine pump and the JCC’s refusal to include paralegal time when determining the reasonable time spent related to the successful prosecution of a claim for payment of disputed medical bills. We reverse, however, the JCC’s finding that the customary hourly rate in his district was $200.

Claimant’s attorney offered evidence in support of his contention…