1st DCA Says Claimant's Attorney Was Entitled to Additional Fees

Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a worker's attorney was entitled to an additional fee which encompassed all of the work done to get the worker's employer to authorize a new primary treating physician. Case: Lord v. Santa Rosa Correctional Institute, No. 1D13-3249, 04/24/2014, published. Facts: Steven Lord injured himself in the course of his employment with the Santa Rosa Correctional Institute in 1999. His employer accepted his injury as compensable and authorized Dr. Zaher Kalaj to serve as his primary treating physician.Later, the doctor stopped seein...