Legal Opinion
L. Sarmiento-Hernandez v. WCAB (Ace American Insurance Company)
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 13, 2018No. 1799 C.D. 2016PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUDGE COHN JUBELIRER
Lourdes Sarmiento-Hernandez (Claimant) petitions for review of an October 12, 2016 Order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which reversed a Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) Decision to award Claimant unreasonable contest attorney's fees. 1 On June 27, 2014, Ace American Insurance Company (Employer) filed a Petition to Terminate Compensation Benefits (Termination Petition), asserting Claimant fully recovered from her work injury and was able to return to work without restriction as of June 2, 2014. Claimant denied that she fully recovered and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Gillyard v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Thao to v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Cerro Metal Products Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Weidner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Hall v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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3Cited by6 opinions
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