Martinez v. Montana Power Co.

This appeal involves an award of attorney’s fees in a workers’ compensation case. Defendant Montana Power Company (MPC) appeals the judgment of the Workers’ Compensation court awarding claimant Kimberly R. Martinez attorneys’ fees for the wrongful termination of her temporary total disability benefits and conversion to permanent partial disability benefits. MPC failed to make a timely objection or rehearing request, and after filing a motion to reconsider the award still pending before the Workers’ Compensation Court, now appeals the judgment to this Court. We affirm.

Appellant MPC raises a…