Legal Opinion
Wagner v. AGW CONSULTANTS
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2005No. 28,348PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHÁVEZ, Justice.
{1} Worker prevailed in a heavily litigated worker’s compensation claim and was awarded $58,599 in medical expenses, plus $26,761 in past and future weekly benefits. At the hearing on attorney fees, the worker’s attorney sought $61,125 in attorney fees, of which the worker would have been liable for $30,562. See NMSA § 52-l-54(J) (2003) (providing worker and employer shall share payment of attorney fees equally except as otherwise provided by the statute). Worker argued the $12,500 limitation on attorney fees in NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-54(1) (1993, prior to 2003…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation SurvivorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by41 opinions
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