AMORATIS v. W.C.A.B. (CAROLINA FREIGHT)


706 A.2d 368 (1998)

John AMORATIS, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CAROLINA FREIGHT CARRIERS), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Downey, Philadelphia, for Petitioner.

Mitchell I. Golding, Philadelphia, for Respondent.

Before DOYLE and McGINLEY, JJ., and LORD, Senior Judge.


LORD, Senior Judge.

John Amoratis petitions this Court for review of a Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) order that reversed in part and sustained in part a Worker's Compensation Judge's decision. The Board reversed that part of the WCJ's order awarding litigation costs to Amoratis' counsel under Section 440 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 996.

We first set forth...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases