Lucas v. E.A. Buschmann, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “[o]ur analysis of the Act as a whole suggests that the Legislature has consistently viewed attorney fees as separate and distinct from ‘compensation.’ The term ‘compensation’ is typically used in the Act to refer to compensation received by the employee. See e.g., 39 M.R.S.A. §§ 51(1), 54-B, 55-B, 56-B & 58 (1989). Attorney fees, by contrast may be more appropriately characterized as compensation for the attorney, not the employee.... [Sections 110 and 104-A(1) ] reflect a legislative understanding that ‘compensation’ refers to benefits that ‘compensate’ employees for their injuries, while attorney fees are ‘costs’ of litigation to be borne by the parties according to separate provisions of the Act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kinney v. Great Northern Paper, Inc.

2. “the whole statutory scheme of which the section at issue forms a part so that a harmonious result, presumably the intent of the legislature, may be achieved.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Community Telecommunications Corp. v. State Tax Assessor