Hunt v. Garrett Freightliners

In this workers’ compensation case, claimant seeks review of the Board’s order which denied his request for insurer-paid attorney fees on the ground that his participation at the hearing was nominal only. Employer and its present insurer, Transport Insurance Company, cross-petition, asserting that the Board incorrectly affirmed the referee’s determination that Transport Insurance Company and not Farmers Insurance is responsible for claimant’s back condition. We affirm on the petition and on the cross-petition and write only to explain why there is no basis for insurer-paid attorney fees.

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