What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
From the decision · page 8In the present matter, cost petitioner is entitled to payment for the translation services it provided to applicant for the reading and signing of the C&R under AD Rule 9795.3(b)(1). The issue is the amount that cost petitioner is entitled to be paid for its translation services provided.
The issue of defendant's liability for sanctions, penalties, costs, interest, and attorney's fees is deferred to the WCJ for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 9Last, regarding the issue of defendant's liability for attorney's fees, interest, costs, sanctions and penalties, the WCJ should address the issue in the first instance, and we will defer the issue.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant required Spanish translation services to understand the C&R; cost petitioner provided such services and billed at the market rate; defendant paid only a partial amount; cost petitioner met its burden for the additional amount under AD Rule 9795.3(b)(1).