Attorney Doesn't Have to Reimburse Workers' Compensation Division

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a claimants’ attorney did not have to reimburse the state Workers' Compensation Division for fees incurred in litigating the question of whether he was required to file a designation of record, and that he was entitled to the full amount of his requested fees for having to litigate this issue as well. Case: Phifer v. State, Nos. S-17-0009 and S-17-0035, 05/10/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Attorney Sky Phifer represented a workers’ compensation claimant on a petition for review of an administrative action. The distric...