Chery v. Southeast Service Corp.

Claimant Amitton Chery appeals a workers’ compensation order that denies his request for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to section 440.34, Florida Statutes (Supp.1990). The order ruled that although the attorney was successful in obtaining authorization for an evaluation at a pain clinic after filing a claim for such, this was not a monetarily measurable benefit to the claimant. According to a letter from the carrier’s attorney to Claimant’s attorney, the carrier’s authorization for claimant to obtain such an evaluation remained in effect as of the hearing on this request. We hold that…