Abeyta v. Bumper to Bumper Auto Salvage
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} Employer appeals from an order of the worker’s compensation judge (WCJ), which ordered Employer to pay 100% of Worker’s attorney fees. The WCJ ordered Employer to pay 100% of Worker’s attorney fees because the final compensation order that was awarded to Worker was worth a greater amount than Worker’s initial offer for compensation. On appeal, Employer argues that the WCJ erred in awarding Worker 100% of his attorney fees because (1) Worker’s initial offer was “ambiguous,” (2) Worker failed to show that his offer was less than the amount awarded in the final…
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