Legal Opinion

Fields v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 14, 2014PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

Claimant, Jacqueline Fields, petitions for review of an order from an equally divided Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed, by operation of law, the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting her petition to review medical treatment and/or billing and denying her petition for penalties.1 We consider here whether benefits for multiple specific losses arising from the same injury should be paid consecutively or concurrently under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).2 In determining that such benefits should be paid consecutively, we affirm.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Turner v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Symons v. National Electric Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Faulkner Cadillac v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Luther P. Miller, Inc. v. Underground Storage Tank Indemnification BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Allegheny Power Service Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Arnold v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. J. Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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