Attorney Fee Reform

Attorney fees are in the news -- but not in Florida.  Here, we await the next development from the Florida Supreme Court in Castellanos and those other cases upon which the court has invited briefs (the "companion cases").  But  in June, the Oregon Governor signed a new attorney fee bill. According to WorkCompCentral, the result will be that "claimants' attorneys" will be compensated "for more services," and they will be able to "collect interest in cases where the employer challenges an award of attorney fees." These are two in...