Legal Opinion

American Contracting Enterprises, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Hurley)

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 12, 2001PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.

American Contracting Enterprises, Inc. (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting the claim petition of Daniel A. Hurley (Claimant). We affirm.

Claimant, a construction worker employed by Employer, filed a claim petition alleging that he injured his shoulder at work on June 18, 1996 and again the next day resulting in a total disability commencing June 20, 1996. Employer opposed the petition, and a hearing was held before the WCJ. Claimant…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. House v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Pawlosky v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Newcomer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Bernard S. Pincus Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Innovative Spaces v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Coyne v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Pryor v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Kollar v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. Namani v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Samson Paper Co. & Fidelity Engraving v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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