Marvin Castellanos v. Next Door Company

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC13-2082 ____________ MARVIN CASTELLANOS, Petitioner, vs. NEXT DOOR COMPANY, et al., Respondents. [April 28, 2016] PARIENTE, J. This case asks us to evaluate the constitutionality of the mandatory fee schedule in section 440.34, Florida Statutes (2009), which eliminates the requirement of a reasonable attorney’s fee to the successful claimant. Considering that the right of a claimant to obtain a reasonable attorney’s fee has been a critical feature of the workers’ compensation law, we conclude that the mandatory fee schedule in section 440.34, which…