In an outcome some plaintiffs’ lawyers feared would cause a “chilling effect,” the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled that a workers’ compensation claimant’s lawyer can be ordered to repay the employer unreasonable contest attorney fees when the employer prevails on an appeal.
The Commonwealth Court on Dec. 20 remanded Harold Parker’s workers’ compensation case with instructions to order Parker’s lawyer to refund $14,750 in unreasonable contest fees to Parker’s employer, Allegheny County.
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