Attorney: Court Said Not Yet to Hourly Fee Agreement

A California applicants' attorney said Tuesday he interprets last week's published decision about his fee agreement for an hourly rate to mean it could be approved after the case closes. Tom Johnson of Sacramento said he gleaned a partial victory from the Sacramento-based 3rd District Court of Appeal's decision, which was reported by WorkCompCentral on Tuesday. The court said his fee agreement is not binding until a judge approves it. The court did not say the agreement is void, Johnson stressed. "I think the judge is going to have to look at it again. That's what I'm reading out of...