Legal Opinion
Manitowoc Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 20, 2013PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Senior Judge FRIEDMAN.
The Manitowoc Company, Inc., and Sentry Insurance (together, Employer) petition for review of the February 27, 2013, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to grant the fatal claim petition filed by Colt Cowan (Claimant). We affirm.
On August 31, 2010, Claimant1 filed a fatal claim petition under section 301(c)(1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act)2 alleging that his father, Jeffrey Cowan (Father), fell from a crane platform at work and later died as a result of the injuries he…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dorsey v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Gibson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Rissi v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Pennsylvania State University v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Corcoran v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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3Cited by4 opinions
- A. Touchstone, c/o T. Touchstone v. WCAB (Touchstone and Assoc., P.C.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Com. of PA, Executive Offices v. WCAB (Rothwell)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
- G.B. Thomas v. Sysco Foods (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2024
- R. Coleman v. WCAB (Reinhart Food Service)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019