A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s attorney was not entitled to take a portion of the penalties awarded to his client as a fee.
Case: Matter of Gonzalez v. Northeast Parent & Child Society, No. CV-23-1272, 11/14/2024, published.
Facts and procedural history: Wilfredo Gonzalez worked for the Northeast Parent & Child Society. He established a workers’ compensation claim for a back injury.
A workers’ compensation law judge issued an award to Gonzalez, and his attorney was granted a fee of $2,189.93 as a lien on his award, pending receipt of...
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