Opinion
(AC 32948)
Argued October 24, 2011
Officially released November 29, 2011
Action to recover damages for the defendant's alleged breach of contract, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, small claims session, and transferred to the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford, regular civil docket; thereafter, the court, Keegan, J., granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment and rendered judgment thereon, from which the plaintiff appealed to this court. Affirmed.
Gail April Green, pro se, the appellant (plaintiff).
Steven J. DeFrank, for the appellee (defendant).
Opinion
The self-represented plaintiff, Gail April Green, commenced this action to dispute the attorney's fees paid from the proceeds of her workers' compensation award. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly granted the motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant, Steven J. DeFrank, one of several attorneys who represented her. In ruling on the motion for summary judgment, the court issued a memorandum of decision, which is a concise and thoughtful statement of the facts and the applicable law on the issue. See Green v. DeFrank, 52 Conn. Sup. 160, A.3d (2010). We therefore adopt the decision of the trial court as our own. It would serve no useful purpose for this court to repeat the discussion contained therein. See Norfolk Dedham Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. Wysocki, 243 Conn. 239, 241, 702 A.2d 638 (1997).
General Statutes § 31-280 (b) (11) (C) provides that the chairman of the workers' compensation commission shall issue annually guidelines for the maximum fees payable to a claimant for legal services. The chairman of the workers' compensation commission has promulgated a 20 percent cap on attorney's fees. See www.ctworkerscomplaw.com; see also Arcano v. Board of Education, 81 Conn. App. 761, 769, 841 A.2d 742 (2004).
The judgment is affirmed.