The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker’s widow was not entitled to penalties from her late husband’s employer for failing to pay an award of litigation costs.
Case: Cooper v. WCAB (Armstrong World Industries), No. 1163 C.D. 2017, 11/16/2018, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Gene M. Cooper worked for Armstrong World Industries. During his employment, he was exposed to a variety of chemicals and solvents.
Cooper later developed toxic encephalopathy. A workers’ compensation judge found Cooper’s condition to be compensable and ordered A...
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