Johnson v. Fresenius Medical Care

liThe claimant, Mary Johnson, appeals a judgment in favor of the defendants, Fre-senius Medical Care and CNA Insurance Company (“CNA”). The workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) sustained the defendants’ exception of res judicata, finding that all of the issues raised in the current claim had been previously adjudicated. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

In June 2003, the claimant injured her neck on the job while employed by Fresen-ius Medical Care d/b/a East Minden Dialysis Center. The claimant was treated by a neurosurgeon, Dr. Bernie McHugh, who performed an anterior cervical disc…