Former Pro Footballer Awarded Attorney's Fees

A former Cleveland Browns cornerback was awarded attorney's fees by the 8th Appellate District after his former employer's 2006 objections to the 1996 award were dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.Stacey Hairston received a 17% permanent partial disability award in 1996. The Browns, a self-insured employer, objected to the award but there was no hearing on the matter for 10 years.When the objections were heard the hearing officer dismissed the objections because he believed the Industrial Commission lacked subject matter jurisdiction. His opinion was upheld.The former pl...