Topeka Pays $66,600 to Outside Counsel for Work Comp Claims

The city of Topeka, Kansas, paid $66,600 to two law firms that defended it against workers' compensation claims last year, after deciding to outsource those services instead of using an in-house attorney to save costs, according to a report in the Topeka Capital-Journal. The newspaper reported that outside counsel represented the city in 45 workers' compensation claims. The city paid $21,989 to the Crowley Law Office in Topeka for representation in seven workers' comp cases and $66,610 to the McAnany, VanCleave & Phillips law firm in Kansas City for an unspecified number of wo...