# Jackson v. Ryan's Family Steak House

> District Court of Appeal of Florida · December 22, 2009 · 27 So. 3d 90

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9784531

## Case

- **Full name:** Sarah N. JACKSON, Appellant, v. RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSE and Zurich-American Insurance, Appellees
- **Court:** District Court of Appeal of Florida
- **Decided:** December 22, 2009
- **Citations:** 27 So. 3d 90; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 19986; 2009 WL 4912644
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Wetherell, Hawkes, Benton
- **Cited by:** 2 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PER CURIAM.
In this workers’ compensation appeal, Claimant challenges an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) that awards his counsel $8,860.00 in attorney’s fees for securing reimbursement of medical mileage in the amount of $201.44. Claimant argues the JCC reversibly erred by unilaterally reducing the hours expended based on non-record evidence. We affirm because the record supports the JCC’s finding that the claimed fee was clearly excessive and unconscionable, and even if we were to remand for further proceedings, we have little doubt that upon remand, the employer/carrier (E/C) would introduce evidence establishing that a reasonable fee certainly would not exceed $3,860.00.
WETHERELL, J., concurs; HAWKES, C.J., concurs with opinion; BENTON, J., dissents with opinion.

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