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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision that disallowed an applicant's attorney a fee for attending a defendant's deposition of a percipient witness. The Board found no statutory authority for such a fee, as Labor Code section 5710 only allows fees for deponents who are the injured employee or their dependent. The Board also rejected arguments to analogize the situation to other fee-granting statutes and clarified that attorney fees are generally not considered recoverable costs.
MEI.TEM NARTER vs. SAS INSTITUTE, ST. PAUL TRAVELERS is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision that disallowed an applicant's attorney a fee for attending a defendant's deposition of a percipient witness. The Board found no statutory authority for such a fee, as Labor Code section 5710 only allows fees for deponents who are the injured employee or their dependent. The Board also rejected arguments to analogize the situation to other fee-granting statutes and clarified that attorney fees are generally not considered recoverable costs.
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