Legal Opinion
County of Bernalillo v. Sisneros
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1994No. 14753PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
Bernalillo County (Employer) appeals the award of attorney’s fees to Ruben Sisneros (Worker) after settlement of a workers’ compensation case. Worker accepted Employer’s settlement offer but reserved the right to litigate attorney’s fees. The Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) awarded Worker $8,500.00 in attorney’s fees pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-54 (Repl. Pamp.1987). Employer raises two issues on appeal. The first issue is whether the WCJ abused his discretion in awarding attorney’s fees because Worker received no additional benefit from the attorney’s action.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Fryar v. JohnsenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- Woodson v. Phillips Petroleum Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Leo v. Cornucopia RestaurantNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
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