PHILLIP S. LANE v. Workforce Business Services, Inc. etc., etal

In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant appeals an order by the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) which denies an award of attorney’s fees under section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2013), as well as the reimbursement of the costs of litigation associated with videotaping two depositions. Because we find that section 57.105 is not applicable to original proceedings in workers’ compensation claims brought under chapter 440, we affirm the denial of attorney’s fees. We reverse, however, the denial of costs because the JCC applied an improper standard in determining whether the costs of a…