Vladimir Dorash
May 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Workers' Comp Defense Counsel Should Refrain From Tortious Interference in Contractual Relationship Between Attorneys, ClientsThe means used to obstruct the approval of the fee are not only flawed litigation tactics but arguably rise to the level of tortious interference. While some choose to be willfully blind to the plain language of Section 442 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, as well as its clear interpretation in Neves and Williams, we call on the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation defense bar to abstain from tortious interference with contractual relationship between injured workers and their attorneys under the pretext of a "greater good."
By Samuel H. Pond and Vladimir Dorash
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