Kinney v. Great Northern Paper, Inc.

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

The employer, Great Northern Paper, Inc., appeals from three decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board awarding interest on the assessment of attorney fees. 39 M.R.S.A. § 72 (1989), repealed and replaced by P.L.1991, ch. 885, §§ A-7, A-8. Because we agree with Great Northern that employees are not entitled to interest on the assessment of attorney fees pursuant to former section 72, we vacate the decisions of the Board.

Dean Kinney, David Waltz and Gerald Seavey suffered work-related injuries prior to the effective date of the 1992 Act while employed by Great Northern.…