Higgins v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Edward Higgins petitions for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board affirming the order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that denied the modification and reinstatement petitions filed by Higgins against the City of Philadelphia (Employer). Higgins contends that the WCJ capriciously disregarded substantial competent evidence when she made findings of fact unsupported by the record and failed to issue a reasoned decision and that the Board misapprehended the facts and the law and similarly disregarded substantial competent evidence in…