Brunson v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.

This appeal involves the right to attorney’s fees in a worker’s compensation case that the parties have described as having a “torrid history.” Specifically, the case involves the right to attorney’s fees when: (1) an initial award for temporary total disability is rescinded; and (2) a subsequent award for permanent partial disability results in no compensation to the claimant because the award is offset by a credit for payment of the invalidated initial award.

This appeal is brought by Aleathea Brunson, appellant, who injured her back during her employment with the University of Maryland…