Ex Parte Fort James Operating Co.

We granted the writ of certiorari in this case to review the Court of Civil Appeals' affirmance of the Choctaw Circuit Court's calculation of attorney fees in a workers' compensation action filed against Fort James Operating Company. Upon further review, we quash the writ as improvidently granted.

I. Facts

The petitioner, Fort James Operating Company ("Fort James"), was sued by its employee, Willie J. Thompson ("the employee"), for workers' compensation benefits. The employee alleged that he suffered a work-related injury in September 1998 that resulted in his being permanently disabled.…