Case Name: PINCH-A-PENNY and Nationwide Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Theresa RUSSELL, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-11-17
Citations: 516 So. 2d 21
Docket Number: No. BR-354
Parties: PINCH-A-PENNY and Nationwide Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Theresa RUSSELL, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 516
Pages: 21–22

Head Matter:
PINCH-A-PENNY and Nationwide Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Theresa RUSSELL, Appellee.
No. BR-354.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 17, 1987.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 11, 1987.
Randall O. Reder and Jonathan L. Alpert, of Alpert, Josey and Grilli, Tampa, for appellants.
Ivan Matusek and Anthony V. Córtese, of Matusek, Ogden, McKnight, and Hudson, St. Petersburg, for appellee.

Opinion:
BARFIELD, Judge.
The employer and carrier appeal a workers' compensation order awarding temporary disability benefits, medical and psychiatric treatment, and rehabilitation services, asserting that their constitutional due process rights have been violated. They have raised nine separate issues asserting error in the deputy commissioner's factual and procedural rulings, none of which have any merit. We find this appeal to be frivolous.
The claimant's motion for appellate attorney fees is granted and the case is remanded to the deputy commissioner for determination of a reasonable appellate attorney fee. We note the enormous expenditure of time and labor which the claimant's answer brief represents, the cogent arguments contained therein, and the experience, reputation and ability of the claimant's counsel, all of which should be considered by the deputy commissioner.
AFFIRMED and REMANDED for determination of the amount of a reasonable appellate attorney fee.
BOOTH and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.