Pennsylvania State University v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge BROBSON.

The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and The PMA Insurance Group (collectively, Employer) petition for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), dated February 26, 2013. The Board, inter alia, *1084affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision to award Thomas Sox (Claimant) attorney’s fees for unreasonable contest and dismissed as moot a challenge to an interim ruling by the WCJ that limited Employer’s counsel’s communications with Claimant’s treating physicians. For the reasons set forth below, we now affirm in part, vacate…