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ORENICH v. W.C.A.B. (GEISINGER WYOMING)

863 A.2d 165 (2004)

Barbara ORENICH, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 14, 2004.

As Amended December 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Bednarz, Jr., Wilkes-Barre, for petitioner.

Marta J. Guhl, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Lawrence R. Chaban, Pittsburgh, for amicus curiae, PA Trial Lawyers Association.

BEFORE: McGINLEY, Judge, PELLEGRINI, Judge, and LEADBETTER, Judge.

OPINION BY Judge PELLEGRINI.

Barbara Orenich (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) order that granted her claim petition but did not award her penalties or counsel fees for an unreasonable contest.

On November 29, 2000, Claimant, while working as a registered nurse for Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (Employer), sustained a work-related injury when she and...

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