Anderson Columbia v. Brown

Petitioners, Anderson Columbia and Commercial Risk Management, Inc., seek certiorari relief from an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) compelling disclosure of the hourly fee paid to, and the total hours expended by, an attorney representing the petitioners in the underlying workers’ compensation case. “A petition for writ of certiorari is appropriate to review a discovery order when the order departs from the essential requirements of law, causing material injury throughout the remainder of the proceedings below and effectively leaving no adequate remedy on appeal.” Metabolife…