Sawyer v. Dover Cylinder Head Co.

JOANOS, Chief Judge.

The claimant in this workers’ compensation case appeals the amount of an attorney’s fee award. The issue is whether the judge of compensation claims erred in failing to award an attorney’s fee on the total stipulated amount of permanent total disability benefits and supplemental benefits obtained for claimant, in accordance with the statutory formula set forth in section 440.34, Florida Statutes. We reverse.

The claimant suffered a compensable back injury on May 5, 1987. After undergoing surgery for two ruptured discs, he reached maximum medical improvement on October 17,…