Legal Opinion

Martha Miles v. City of Edgewater Police Department

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 20, 2016No. 1D15-0165PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Claimant, a law enforcement officer, appeals two orders of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC): the first order denied Claimant’s motion to approve two attorney’s fee retainer agreements — one agreement provided for payment of a $1,500 retainer by Claimant’s union, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 40(FOP), and a second agreement provided that Claimant would pay her attorney an hourly fee once the $1,500 is exhausted — and the other order on appeal determined'that Claimant failed to establish she sustained a compensable injury. Claimant challenges…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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  5. United Mine Workers v. Illinois State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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