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Workplace Injury Attorney's Fees Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)

Marshall Dennehey

Excluding Counsel Fees From Payment of Future Medical Benefits Based on Future Medical Expenses as Speculative is Contrary to Sec....

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Patrice Williams v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No: 277 C.D. 2023; filed Mar. 21, 2024; Judge McCullough - In this case, a workers’ compensation judge granted in part and denied in part the claimant’s Petition to Review. The...more

Marshall Dennehey

Under Section 440 of the Act, an Unreasonable Contest Will Always Result in an Award of Attorney’s Fees and a Reasonable Contest...

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Glenny Torres v. Amazon.com Services LLC (WCAB); No. 1398 C.D. 2022; filed Apr. 9, 2024; Judge Wallace - In this case, a workers’ compensation judge granted a Claim Petition and ordered payment of benefits for a September 17,...more

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Recent California WCAB Panel Decision Creates Hidden Exposure to Post-Settlement Penalties and Interest

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Key Takeaways - When settling, ask your attorney to include specific settlement terms that resolve claims of interest and penalties that might otherwise accrue post-court order approving settlement and post-court order...more

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The Dangers of Untimely Filings – What Employers Need to Know

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In Gabriel v. WCAB (Procter and Gamble Products Company), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed WCJ and WCAB rulings and awarded unreasonable contest counsel fees for an employer’s failure to issue a Bureau document...more

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