Case Name: Sarah N. JACKSON, Appellant, v. RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSE and Zurich-American Insurance, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-12-22
Citations: 27 So. 3d 90
Docket Number: No. 1D08-6328
Parties: Sarah N. JACKSON, Appellant, v. RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSE and Zurich-American Insurance, Appellees.
Judges: WETHERELL, J., concurs; HAWKES, C.J., concurs with opinion; BENTON, J., dissents with opinion.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 27
Pages: 90–95

Head Matter:
Sarah N. JACKSON, Appellant, v. RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSE and Zurich-American Insurance, Appellees.
No. 1D08-6328.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 22, 2009.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 4, 2010.
John W. Wesley of Wesley, McGrail & Wesley, Fort Walton Beach, for Appellant.
Britt Thomas, George, Hartz & Lun-deen, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellees.

Opinion:
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.