SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 1927, 2nd Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 641680
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11  Senator Silver moved the following amendment to amendment
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14         Senate Amendment 
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18  and insert:  on a reasonable hourly rate, in those cases set
19  forth in s. 440.34(3)(a) and (b), if, in her or his judgment,
20  the judge of compensation claims expressly finds that the
21  attorney's fees based on benefits secured fails to fairly
22  compensate the attorney and that the circumstances of the
23  particular case warrant such action. Such fees shall be
24  allowed for any petition for benefits that were ripe, due, and
25  owing and should have been raised in such petition under this
26  paragraph. Any fees are waived on any other benefits which
27  were not raised and which were ripe, due, and owing at the
28  time the issues are resolved. In those cases set forth in s.
29  440.34(3)(c), the judge of compensation claims may approve an
30  attorney's fee, based on a reasonable hourly rate, if the
31  judge of compensation claims expressly finds that the
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 1927, 2nd Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 641680
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