Castellon v. RC ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES, INC.

Appellant appeals the Judge of Compensation Claims’ (JCC) order denying a motion for approval of attorney’s fees for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

Appellant’s attorney successfully negotiated and resolved a reimbursement dispute with Humana Health Care Plan (“Humana”), Appellant’s health insurance company. Humana is not a party to this workers’ compensation proceeding. The attorney’s fee for these services was agreed to between Appellant and his attorney. Appellant’s attorney apprised the JCC of her fees for these services, which bore some relation to but were unconnected with this workers’…