Worker's Attorney Can Get Fee From Settlement Money Earmarked for Medical Care

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a workers' compensation judge abused his discretion in reducing the fee payable to a claimant's attorney so that the attorney would not be receiving a fee from the funds earmarked by a settlement agreement as being for the worker's medical care. Case: Brown v. C&S Wholesale Services, No. 2016 CA 0072, 10/04/2016, published. Facts: Malaysia Brown hired attorney Ann Johnson-Griffin to bring a comp claim against her employer, C&S Wholesale Services. She signed a retainer agreement providing that Johnson-Griffin would be entitled to a c...