Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1999PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
Doris Griffin (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Employer) a right of subro-gation against funds that a third-party paid to settle Claimant’s medical malpractice action filed in connection with surgery to correct her work-related back injury.
Claimant injured her back while working as a phlebotomist for Employer, sustaining a foraminal herniation at L3-L4 for which Employer issued a Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP).…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dale Manufacturing Co. v. BressiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Dale Manufacturing Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- P & R Welding & Fabricating v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Helms Express v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Powell v. Sacred Heart HospitalCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Kennedy v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Edder v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- A. Griffis v. WCAB (Albert Einstein Healthcare Network)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
- A. Griffis v. WCAB (Albert Einstein Healthcare Network)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
- Brubacher Excavating, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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