Crawford v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

Donald Crawford (Crawford), as personal representative of Josephine Crawford (Claimant), deceased, petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision and order declaring the Compromise and Release Agreement (C & R) entered into by Claimant and Centerville Clinics, Inc. (Employer) null and void. The issue presented in this case is whether Claimant’s death rendered the C & R null and void where the requirements of Section 449 of the Workers’ Compensation Act 1 (Act), were…