Connie Edge vs. World Citrus West, Nationwide Insurance
This case involves an applicant with admitted industrial injuries seeking reconsideration of a WCJ's findings regarding home health care and penalties. While the parties petitioned for reconsideration, they subsequently entered into a compromise and release agreement for $1,350,000. The Board approved the settlement, finding it adequate and in the applicant's best interest. However, the Board deferred jurisdiction over the division of attorneys' fees between the applicant's current and former attorneys, ordering $100,000 withheld pending further resolution at the trial level.