Legal Opinion

Growth Horizons, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 18, 2001PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Growth Horizons, Inc., insured through Dodson Insurance Group (Employer), petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that reversed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) and directed that Employer be paid only a portion of its subrogation lien against the recovery that the claimant Jennifer HaU secured from a third-party tortfeasor. Employer contends that the Board acted beyond the scope of its appehate role by ignoring the findings of the WCJ and performing its own factfinding and that substantial, competent evidence supports…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Winfree v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Dasconio v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Empire Steel Castings, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Kramer v. SchaefferSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Farner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Su Hoang v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Gann v. WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEAL BD.(MBS MGMT./WELLINGTON)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Farner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Farner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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