Perez v. Travelers Insurance

¶ 1. Claimant in this workers’ compensation case appeals the superior court’s decision denying her request for attor*47ney’s fees and awarding only a portion of her costs. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2. Claimant prevailed on her workers’ compensation claim before the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, and prevailed again when defendant appealed the Commissioner’s decision to the superior court. See 21 V.S.A. § 670 (permitting appeal to superior court in workers’ compensation cases). The workers’ compensation statute provides that a…