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SAMUEL v. W.C.A.B. (CONTAINER CORP. OF AM.)

814 A.2d 274 (2002)

Christophine SAMUEL, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 26, 2002.

Reargument Denied January 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil S. Kerzner, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

No appearance entered on behalf of respondent.

BEFORE: COLINS, President Judge, SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, and COHN, Judge.

OPINION BY Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Larry Pitt & Associates (Pitt), attorneys for Christophine Samuel, petition for review of the order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). The WCJ approved a compromise and release agreement but concluded that Pitt failed to establish that an attorney's fee in excess of 20 percent was warranted. Pitt questions whether a WCJ has the power to limit the attorney...

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