Legal Opinion
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 25, 1995PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, Senior Judge.
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey) and The PMA Group appeal two orders of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) pertaining to a referee’s award of attorney’s fees to Constance Mahar for Hershey’s unreasonable contest under Section 440 of The Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Act (Act),1 77 P.S. § 996.
The following facts are undisputed. Ma-har filed a claim petition in April 1989, alleging she suffered an injury to her thumbs and joint bones due to her employment with Hershey. Mahar was represented by counsel under a twenty percent contingency fee…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Eugenie v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Weidner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Elite Carpentry Contractors & General Accident Insurance v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Cunningham v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Regina Polselli Rudolph R. Polselli (Intervenor-Plaintiff in d.c.) v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Regina PolselliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Esssroc Materials v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Hendricks v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Wallace v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Department of Public Welfare v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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