Legal Opinion
National Geographic Society v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 24, 1998No. 97-AA-1705PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
Petitioners, National Geographic Society and American Motorists Insurance Company (collectively referred to as National), seek review of a decision of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES), requiring National to pay the attorney’s fees and costs of intervenor, Isaac Brown, in a workers’ compensation case. National argues that DOES erred in interpreting § 36-330(b) of the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act as authorizing an award of attorney’s fees and costs to a claimant where the employer has not refused to pay the claimant…
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