Legal Opinion

Furnari v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 10, 2014PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge COVEY.

Philip Furnari (Claimant) petitions this Court for review of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board’s (Board) June 11, 2013 order affirming the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) order denying Claimant’s Petition for Reinstatement of Compensation Benefits (Reinstatement Petition)/Claim Petition. There are six issues for this Court’s review: (1) whether the WCJ and the Board erred by applying an improper burden of proof; (2) whether the WCJ and the Board erred by not finding Temple Inland (Employer) responsible for paying Claimant benefits; (3) whether the WCJ’s finding…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Walker v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Dorsey v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. Waldameer Park, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Minicozzi v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Sell v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Green v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (US Airways)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Bowers v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. Smith v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Supervalu Holdings PA, LLC)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. Whitmoyer v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. W.J. Church v. WCAB (W. Cook t/a Cook Landscaping and Fleming Termite and Pest Control)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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