Legal Opinion
Pope v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 21, 2008No. 1193 C.D. 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Pope & Talbot (Pope) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) holding it liable for an injury sustained by Bernard Pawlowski (Claimant) while he was working for Plainwell Tissue Company (Plainwell). The Board did not disagree with the finding of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that Claimant’s current disability was related to the injury sustained while employed by Plainwell; nevertheless, the Board reversed the WCJ’s holding that Plainwell was liable. The Board did so on the theory that it had been Pope’s duty to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- House v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- SKF USA, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- General Tire & Rubber Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- South Abington Township v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Jordan v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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