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This case concerns a dispute over the attorney's fee award for an applicant who suffered a total permanent disability. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to modify the administrative law judge's (ALJ) order regarding attorney fees. The WCAB found the 15% fee reasonable but reversed the ALJ's denial of commutation. The WCAB ordered the attorney's fees to be commuted using a uniformly increasing reduction method with a 3% cost-of-living adjustment, determining this was in the best interests of both the applicant and his attorney.
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This case concerns a dispute over the attorney's fee award for an applicant who suffered a total permanent disability. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to modify the administrative law judge's (ALJ) order regarding attorney fees. The WCAB found the 15% fee reasonable but reversed the ALJ's denial of commutation. The WCAB ordered the attorney's fees to be commuted using a uniformly increasing reduction method with a 3% cost-of-living adjustment, determining this was in the best interests of both the applicant and his attorney.
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