Legal Opinion

Lifequest Nursing Ctr. v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 19, 2018No. 1250 C.D. 2017PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY JUDGE COVEY

LifeQuest Nursing Center (Employer) petitions this Court for review of the Workers' Compensation (WC) Appeal Board's (Board) August 24, 2016 order modifying the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) decision to include left sacroiliitis sprain and left leg sprain in the description of Elizabeth Tisdale's (Claimant) work injury, reversing the WCJ's denial of Claimant's penalty petition and termination of Claimant's benefits, and remanding for the WCJ to determine the penalty amount. Employer presents three issues for this Court's review: (1) whether the Board erred by…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Stepp v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Beissel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Shuster v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Gereyes v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Sharon Tube Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. M. Castaneda-Escobar v. Ralph Martin Construction (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021

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