Endy v. Big Red Tomato Packers/TLR of Bonita, Inc. DBA Enterprise HR, Inc. / NextLevel Administrators, LLC
Gregory D. White
JCC Owens (Port St. Lucie)(6-11-18) – Awarded E/C paid Attorney’s Fees and Costs. Claimant’s attorney filed a Verified Petition for Fees and Costs seeking resolution of attorney’s fees awarded in the previously issued Final Compensation order. Claimant’s counsel sought to be paid $325 per hour, while the E/C argued the hourly rate was $225. At the claimant’s asserted hours and hourly rate, they were asking for an E/C paid fee of $31, 362.50. The original Verified Petition sought $44,000.00. The JCC found that claimant’s attorney spent 84.2 hours at a reasonable rate of $275.00 to secure the benefits awarded in the Final Compensation Order. Using the Lee Engineering Factors, the JCC found that a reasonable attorney fee in the matter was $23,155.00. The E/C objected to costs for photocopies, postage, faxes and 1.5% interest/hard cost. The JCC denied all objections other than the $104.93 in costs for 1.5% interest/hard cost and found reasonable E/C paid costs to be $1,889.28.
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