Legal Opinion

Aldrich, Nelson, Weight & Esplin v. Department of Employment Security

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 28, 1994No. 930645-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Petitioner, the law firm of Aldrich, Nelson, Weight, & Esplín (Aldrich), appeals a decision by the Board of Review of the Industrial Commission of Utah (Board) limiting Ald-rich’s attorney fees to twenty-five percent of its client’s maximum unemployment benefit entitlement. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Aldrich represented Abraham Karbakhsh in an administrative hearing before the Industrial Commission of Utah (Commission) to determine Mr. Karbakhsh’s eligibility for unemployment benefits. Mr. Karbakhsh’s employer, WordPerfect, had terminated him for *1193cause. In conjunction with his…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  2. Jenkins v. SwanUtah Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Society of Professional Journalists v. BullockUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Kennecott Corp. v. Salt Lake CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Terracor v. Utah Board of State Lands & ForestryUtah Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  3. Rowsell v. Labor CommissionCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2008
  4. Utah Bankers Ass'n v. Utah Department of Financial InstitutionsCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1994
  5. Aldrich, Nelson, Weight & Esplin v. Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1994

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