Case Name: Terry BROWN, Appellant, v. JUPITER HOSPITAL and Sedgwick James of Florida, Inc., Claims Management Services, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-05-14
Citations: 695 So. 2d 406
Docket Number: No. 96-1536
Parties: Terry BROWN, Appellant, v. JUPITER HOSPITAL and Sedgwick James of Florida, Inc., Claims Management Services, Appellees.
Judges: BENTON, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 695
Pages: 406–408

Head Matter:
Terry BROWN, Appellant, v. JUPITER HOSPITAL and Sedgwick James of Florida, Inc., Claims Management Services, Appellees.
No. 96-1536.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
May 14, 1997.
Rehearing Denied June 17, 1997.
Keith R. Pallo of Adams, Coogler, Watson & Merkel, P.A., West Palm Beach and Marjorie Gadarian Graham, Palm Beach Gardens, for Appellant.
David A. Danielson of Danielson, Clarke, Pumpian & Ford, P.A., West Palm Beach and Diane H. Tutt, Plantation, for Appellees.

Opinion:
KAHN, Judge.
Appellant challenges an attorneys fee order entered by the judge of compensation claims (JCC), which awarded a $15,000 fee to appellant's attorney. Competent substantial evidence supports the JCC's determination that 50 hours, at the rate of $300 per hour, constitutes a reasonable amount of time expended to return the benefits secured in this case. In addition, contrary to appellant's argument, the JCC specifically considered the claimed paralegal time in establishing the fee. Accordingly, the order on appeal is AFFIRMED.
BENTON, J., concurs.
ERVIN, J., dissents with written opinion.