Short v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

SAIF appeals from a judgment of the circuit court entered pursuant to ORS 656.388(2) requiring it to pay attorney fees in addition to the amount previously ordered by the Workers’ Compensation Board and approved by this court on review. The question is whether the circuit court had the authority to revise the amount of fees ordered by the Board when the insurer initiated Board review. We hold that it did not and, therefore, reverse.

Claimant suffered a compensable injury on February 1, 1977, when she fell down a flight of stairs and struck her head. Her claim was closed in July, 1979, and she…