Simmons v. Snider

CRAIG, President Judge.

We have before us a class action brought by Henry Simmons for the estate of Ethel Holloway and similarly situated claimants against the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) for reimbursement of attorneys’ fees incurred on DPW’s behalf by members of the class in the process of obtaining Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under the Social Security Law, 42 U.S.C.A. 401 et seq. This is the third time that this court has ruled on a portion of this complex action. See Simmons v. Cohen, 111 Pa.Commonwealth Ct. 267, 534 A.2d 140 (1987), aff'd per curiam, 524 Pa. 583, 574…