Clayton v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Alan J. Clayton (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) dismissing Claimant’s claim petition for failure to prosecute. In doing so, the Board af firmed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) dismissal of Claimant’s petition, holding, farther, that the WCJ’s dismissal was with prejudice.

On January 8, 2003, Claimant filed a claim petition asserting that he had sustained a work-related injury on May 24, 2001, while working as a cabinet maker for Carpentry Concepts, Inc. (Employer). 1 Claimant alleged that he suffered…