Court Rejects Attorney's Claim of Entitlement to Additional Fees

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an attorney’s assertion that he was entitled to additional fees for successfully defeating an employer’s intoxication defense to a worker’s claim. Case: Prim v. Har Jehuda Cemetery (WCAB), No. 1443 C.D. 2023, 09/04/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Michael Shields worked as a landscaper for Har Jehuda Cemetery. He suffered injuries when a lawnmower ran over his foot. Shields filed a workers’ compensation claim, which the cemetery contested. Attorney Joseph A. Prim represented Shields from July 2020 throug...