Legal Opinion

Hall v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 13, 2010No. 404 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.1

Lynda Hall (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that dismissed her utilization review petition and granted her employer’s termination petition. In doing so, the Board affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that he lacked jurisdiction over the utilization review petition and that the evidence proved that Claimant had fully recovered from her work injury. Discerning no error, we affirm.

On August 12, 2004, Claimant, a nurse, fell at work, hitting her buttocks, back and shoulder. She…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Daniels v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Hoffmaster v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Senco Products, Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Koszowski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Campbell v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. O'Neill v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Womack v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. L. Sarmiento-Hernandez v. WCAB (Ace American Insurance Company)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. Fitchett v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. C.O. Hernandez v. WCAB (Giorgio Foods, Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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