Allegheny County cannot recover nearly $15,000 in attorney fees it paid in a workers’ compensation case, even though the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board’s decision against the county was ultimately reversed, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
In a unanimous Jan. 18 opinion, the justices acknowledged that a lawyer for the employee, Harold Parker, should not have been awarded attorney fees in the first place. But Parker’s lawyer, David Landay, cannot be ordered to disgorge those fees, the ruling said.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
