Attorney Gets Fee Based on Worker's Net SLU Award

A New York appellate court upheld attorney fees based on a worker’s net schedule loss of use award as a lien. Case: Matter of Cooper v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp., No. CV-24-1199, 06/18/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Tawon Cooper worked for the New York City Health & Hospital Corp. as a behavioral health associate. He suffered injuries in August 2020 when he was attacked by a patient. Cooper remained out of work until April 2022. NYCHHC continued to pay his full wages until March 22, 2022. After the submission of permanency reports and testimony fro...