Legal Opinion
Grand Hyatt Washington v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 23, 2008No. 07-AA-374PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Senior Judge:
Notwithstanding an existing settlement agreement regarding compensation for legal services rendered on behalf of a claimant in a workers compensation case, the Department of Employment Services (DOES) Compensation Review Board (CRB) upheld a separate claim for attorneys fees subsequent to the agreement. Petitioner, Grand Hyatt Washington (Hyatt), seeks review of this ruling assert ing that additional fees are precluded by-statute, D.C.Code § 32-1508(8), and by the settlement agreement. In our view significant questions, regarding finality, bearing on the legal fees were…
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- Patterson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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