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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of its award of $1,237.50 in attorney's fees to the applicant. The defendant argued that Labor Code section 5801 does not authorize fees for responding to a Supreme Court petition for review and that the Supreme Court's denial of the defendant's petition precluded the Board from awarding fees. The Board affirmed its decision, finding that services rendered in answering the Supreme Court petition were "in connection with" the initial petition for writ of review, thereby qualifying the applicant's attorney for fees under section 5801.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of its award of $1,237.50 in attorney's fees to the applicant. The defendant argued that Labor Code section 5801 does not authorize fees for responding to a Supreme Court petition for review and that the Supreme Court's denial of the defendant's petition precluded the Board from awarding fees. The Board affirmed its decision, finding that services rendered in answering the Supreme Court petition were "in connection with" the initial petition for writ of review, thereby qualifying the applicant's attorney for fees under section 5801.
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