Woodson v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

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• holding that amount of attorney fee award was reasonable in light of the factors governing such an award, including the time spent by the worker’s attorney
• allowing percentage of award to be a factor in determining attorney’s fees and requiring findings only regarding factors on which evidence was presented
• noting, inter alia, that in states that set attorney fees at some percentage of the worker’s recovery, ten to twenty percent is generally considered to be an appropriate range
• noting, inter alia, that in states that set attorney fees at some percentage of the worker's recovery, ten to twenty percent is generally considered to be an appropriate range
• condemning complex hearings and litigation over attorneys’ fees in workers’ compensation context
• whether counsel’s statements are sworn or not goes to weight accorded such statements and not to admissibility

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