Gingerich v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Jeffrey Gingerich (Decedent) c/o Donna S.Gingerich (Claimant) petitions this court for review of the July 31, 2002, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to deny ongoing attorney fees to Claimant’s attorney. We reverse.

Decedent died on September 8, 1994, while in the course of his employment with U.S. Filter (Employer). Claimant filed a fatal claim petition and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits commencing on September 8, 1994, and continuing into the future for as long as she…