Crouse v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge JIULIANTE.

Wilbur Crouse (Claimant) petitions for review from the November 29, 2001 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that reaffirmed its November 22, 1999 order affirming, as modified, the order of Workers’ Compensation Judge James Deely (WCJ). The Board’s' November 22, 1999 order affirmed the WCJ’s order granting unreasonable contest fees;1 however, it modified the order to award fees for the closed period of June 14 through December 28, 1995. In this appeal, we are asked to consider whether an unreasonable contest may become reasonable at some…