Radmila Pavlicek v. Jerabek, Inc., etc.

BRAY, Judge.

Incidental to an award of benefits to Radmila Pavlicek (claimant) under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), claimant’s counsel (counsel) petitioned the Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) for attorney’s fees payable from that portion of the recovery “which benefits the ... health care providers],” pursuant to Code § 65.2-714. 1 The commission denied the relief, concluding that it did not relate to a “contested claim,” and claimant appeals. Jerabek, Inc. (employer) urges that we dismiss the appeal, contending that the health care providers were indispensable,…