Worker Can Shift 100% of Attorney Fees to Employer

The Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled that a worker was entitled to have his employer pay 100% of his attorney fees, since it rejected his offer of judgment and then failed to secure a more favorable ruling from a workers’ compensation judge. Case: Baker v. Endeavor Services, No. S-1-SC-36651, 09/06/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Casey R. Baker worked for Endeavor Services and suffered injuries in a car accident in October 2011. Baker filed a workers’ compensation claim seeking temporary total disability and payment of his medical bills. He participated in a...