Landon Sterling v. Mid America Car, Inc.

Appellant Landon Sterling appeals from a final award allowing compensation entered by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“the Commission”). Appellant contends that the Commission erred in failing to award his counsel a 25% attorney’s lien on the $38,462.07 in medical bills that Respondent Mid-America Car, Inc. (“Employer”) initially denied liability for but subsequently paid after Appellant sought counsel and filed a workers’ compensation claim. For the following reasons, we affirm the Commission’s award.

On May 12, 2011, Appellant was working for Employer when he burnt his right…