Gullett v. Stanley Structures

Clifford Gullett’s employer, Stanley Structures, and its insurer, Aetna, appeal the Order of the Workers’ Compensation Court awarding attorney’s fees to Gullett’s counsel in the amount of $17,959.00 based upon an hourly fee of $125.00 per hour and a paralegal fee of $35.00 per hour. We affirm the Workers’ Compensation Court’s award.

The single issue presented by this appeal is whether the award of attorney’s fees was properly calculated under Section 39-71-614, MCA (1985).

The award of attorney’s fees arose in the context of litigation concerning the amount of permanent partial disability…