Facchine v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In this workers’ compensation case we are asked to enforce an oral settlement agreement where the injured worker died before the agreement was written, signed and approved. Sylvio M. Facchine (Deceased) through Barbara Spinda (Executrix), Deceased’s niece and executrix of his estate, challenges an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that denied a petition seeking approval of a compromise and release agreement (C & R Agreement). Because the statutory requirements for approval of the C & R Agreement were not satisfied, we affirm.

The underlying facts…