GINGERICH v. W.C.A.B. (U.S. FILTER)


825 A.2d 788 (2003)

Jeffrey GINGERICH c/o Donna S. Gingerich, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (U.S. FILTER), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amiel B. Caramanna, Jr., Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

Lori Ann Gala, Pittsburgh, for respondent.

Before: SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge, and KELLEY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge FRIEDMAN.

Jeffrey Gingerich (Decedent) c/o Donna S. Gingerich (Claimant) petitions this court for review of the July 31, 2002, order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of a workers' compensation judge (WCJ) to deny ongoing attorney fees to Claimant's attorney. We reverse.

Decedent died on September 8, 1994, while in the course of his employment with U.S. Filter (Employer). Claimant filed a fatal claim...

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