Schoch v. Luepold & Stevens

The Workers’ Compensation Board awarded claimant $3,000 in attorney fees for time spent successfully challenging an order of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services that denied claimant’s request for back surgery. This court affirmed the fee award, and the Supreme Court reversed and remanded. It held that the Board’s explanation was not sufficient to determine whether the Board had acted within its discretion in setting the fee. Schoch v. Leupold & Stevens, 325 Or 112, 934 P2d 410 (1997). On remand, the Board offered a more detailed explanation and adhered to the…