Legal Opinion
Hatfield v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided January 26, 1990No. 63,668PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Briscoe, J.:
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (Wal-Mart) and its insurance carriers appeal the amount of attorney fees awarded in a workers’ compensation case. At issue is the construction of K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 44-512a(b) as it pertains to the awarding of attorney fees by the district court for collection of past due compensation.
In 1983, Diene Hatfield was injured while working at WalMart. Her initial temporary total disability award was increased in 1986 to include permanent total disability. Diene is now a permanent resident of the Medicalodge nursing home in Coffey-ville. Wal-Mart’s failure to pay…
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