SCHER v. W.C.A.B. (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA)


740 A.2d 741 (1999)

Joel SCHER, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and Compservices, Inc.), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 23, 1999.

Reargument Denied December 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J. Boles and Natalie Klyashtorny, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

William C. McGovern, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before SMITH, J., KELLEY, J., and MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.


MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.

Joel Scher (Claimant) petitions this Court to review an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) reversing a decision entered by a workers' compensation judge (WCJ) granting Claimant's claim petition and awarding counsel fees for an unreasonable contest. The Board concluded that Claimant had failed to meet his burden of proving that he was injured during the course of his employment and, alternatively, that he failed to...

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