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LORINO v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BD.

No. 8 EAP 2021.

266 A.3d 487 (2021)

Vincent LORINO, Appellant v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: December 22, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan J. Herczeg , George J. Badey, III , Badey, Sloan & DiGenova, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Irwin William Aronson , Harrisburg, PA, George E. Martin, III , Philadelphia, PA, Leah-Beth Cilo, Martin Law LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Amici Curiae.

Deborah A. Beck , Goldfein & Joseph, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Eric G. Preputnick , Workers Compensation Appeal Board, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee.

Neil T. Dombrowski , The Dombrowski Group, PC, Paoli, PA, for Appellee Amicus Curiae.

BAER, C.J., SAYLOR, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

In this appeal by allowance, we consider the propriety of the Commonwealth Court's construction of Section 440 of the Workers' Compensation Act ("WCA" or "Act"), 77 P.S. § 996, as precluding an award of attorney's fees to a claimant when an employer has established a reasonable basis for...

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