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SANCHEZ v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N STATE OF ARIZ.

No. 16500-SA.

137 Ariz. 517 (1983)

672 P.2d 183

Blas R. SANCHEZ and Peter T. Van Baalen, His Attorney, Petitioners, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION of the STATE of ARIZONA Through Charles W. PINE; G. Vernon McCracken; Daniel R. Ortega; Duane R. Pell and Ann Alexander, Commissioners of the Industrial Commission of the State of Arizona, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

November 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van Baalen Law Offices by Peter T. Van Baalen, Phoenix, for petitioners.

James A. Overholt, Chief Counsel, Lorraine E. Friedman, Legal Counsel, Industrial Com'n, Phoenix, for respondents.

Chris T. Johnson, Stephen L. Weiss, Harlan J. Crossman and Richard E. Taylor, Phoenix, for amicus curiae.

HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

The petitioners by this special action challenge the authority of the Industrial Commission of the State of Arizona to set the amount of attorney's fees in a lump sum commutation decision. The petitioner Sanchez sustained an industrial injury and retained the petitioner Van Baalen as his attorney to represent Mr. Sanchez in the proceedings before the Industrial Commission. Mr. Sanchez entered into a contingent fee agreement with his attorney...

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