City of Nanticoke v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge McGINLEY.

The City of Nanticoke (Employer) and the State Workmen’s Insurance Fund (SWIF) petition for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) to grant Terry Ziolkowski’s (Claimant) claim petition. Claimant cross-petitions from an order of the Board that affirmed the WCJ’s denial of attorney’s fees.

On March 25, 1997, Claimant petitioned for benefits and alleged that he suffered a work-related injury on April 20, 1995, in the nature of “[cjoronary artery disease caused by high…