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Purvis Cowens — ADJ13906645

PURVIS COWENS, Applicant vs. ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; permissibly self-insured, administered by KEENAN & ASSOCIATES, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ13906645
Decision date
Sep 1, 2022
District office
Van Nuys
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Keenan & Associates
Commissioners
KATHERINE A. ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, ANNE SCHMITZ, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, JOSÉ H. RAZO, COMMISSIONER

Injury / body parts: cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine

LC §5710

Summary

Applicant Purvis Cowens, a special education aide, sought reconsideration of a First Amended Findings of Fact and Order denying additional Labor Code section 5710 attorney's fees in connection with his deposition. The WCJ awarded fees only for deposition preparation, wait time, and attendance at $400/hour, totaling $900, which was fully covered by the $950 defendant had already paid. The Board affirmed, finding the record failed to show attorney involvement in transcript review (which applicant did alone, making no changes) or in document production (which applicant performed himself). The Board also rejected applicant's waiver argument regarding the $450/hour rate because defendant had timely objected to that rate. The F&O was affirmed in its entirety.

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