Mobley v. State Accident Insurance Fund

Claimant appeals from that portion of the Workers’ Compensation Board’s order reducing his counsel’s attorney fees from $1,100 to $600. Claimant also appeals from the Board’s failure to grant his counsel attorney fees for prevailing on an insurer-initiated appeal.

Claimant filed a claim for a groin injury, which SAIF denied. Claimant requested a hearing, which resulted in the referee’s ordering SAIF to accept the claim. The referee also ordered SAIF to pay claimant’s counsel $1,100 as a reasonable attorney fee. SAIF requested Board review on the issues of compensability and the award of…