APD 950270
This appeal arises under the provisions of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). Appellant, the attorney for the carrier, filed an application for his attorney’s fees with the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) pursuant to Section 408.222 for representing a carrier under the 1989 Act. The […]
APD 950259
This appeal arises under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). The appellant (hereinafter “attorney”), who represented the claimant in a workers’ compensation case, appeals from a determination by hearing officer (hearing officer) awarding the attorney a total of $225.00 in fees. The appeals file does not […]
APD 94997
The Appeals Panel affirmed the hearing officer’s determination that the claimant’s attorney did not show good cause for failing to appear at the scheduled attorney-fee contested case hearing. The Panel held that good cause is a factual determination within the hearing officer’s discretion and found no abuse of that discretion where the attorney received proper notice, failed to request a continuance, and did not appear.