Workers' Compensation Security Fund Not Subject to Assessment of Attorney Fees

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund cannot be subjected to attorney fees because it does not fall within the statutory definition of an “insurer.” Randall Parrish worked for Yeager Supply Inc. He suffered injuries at work in August 1998. Ten years later, he entered into a compromise and release agreement with Yeager in which the company agreed to pay for all reasonable and necessary medical treatment concerning Parrish’s injury. Yeager requested a review of the reasonableness and necessity of chiropracti...