Rose v. Falcon Communications, Inc.

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, Johnny Rose (Claimant) — acting without an attorney — settled a third-party claim that arose out of the same occurrence that led to his workers’ compensation claim. Claimant then sought to recover a “reasonable attorney fee” from his employer under § 287.150,1 as an expense incurred in settling the third-party claim. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) concluded that Claimant could not recover an attorney fee under such circumstances. The issue we must decide is whether a workers’ compensation claimant who…