Pettinato v. Industrial Commission

*502OPINION

OGG, Judge.

The issue in this special action review of an Industrial Commission award dismissing respondents’ request for hearing is whether the administrative law judge erred in denying claimant’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs. Because the administrative law judge had neither statutory nor rule authority to award attorneys’ fees and costs, we affirm the award.

On March 21, 1977, claimant, a truck driver, injured his back and right knee while at work. His claim for benefits was accepted. Eventually, the claim was closed with an unscheduled permanent partial disability and a…