Legal Opinion
Chamberlain v. American Airlines
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 14, 1987No. 66017PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
The only issue presented by the petitioner/claimant, Billy Dean Chamberlain, is whether, after he was awarded compensation for permanent total disability, the attorney fees awarded to his lawyer should be commuted to a lump-sum payment or if the fees should be paid periodically. We find that pursuant to 85 O.S. 1981 §§ 22(1), 41(B) and 48, attorney fees should be commuted to a lump sum.
The respondents and cross-petitioners, American Airlines and Travelers Insurance Company, assert that both the trial court and the review panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court erred by…
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