Legal Opinion

Western Pennsylvania Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 9, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

The Western Pennsylvania Hospital and Sedgwick James, Inc. (collectively Employer) petition for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the workers’ compensation judge’s (WCJ) decision granting Dennis Cas-sidy’s (Claimant) petition for review but modified Claimant’s compensation for disfigurement from four weeks to twenty-two weeks. We affirm.

On March 2, 1995, Claimant suffered a work-related injury. Pursuant to an agreement for compensation, Claimant received benefits for the injury described as a right shoulder injury. On June…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Commonwealth v. Eichinger, J., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Hastings Industries v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Duquesne Light Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Consolidated Coal Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bowling v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. Daniels v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Beisswanger v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Beisswanger v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. C. Luby v. WCAB (Valley Crest Nursing, d/b/a Timber Ridge Health Care)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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