Legal Opinion
Greenawalt v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 2014PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
Charles Greenawalt (Claimant) petitions for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) dismissal of his claim petition on the ground that he failed to meet his burden of proving Pennsylvania is the proper forum for his workers’ compensation claim. Claimant asserts the WCJ and the Board misapplied Section 305.2 of the Workers’ Compensation Act1 (Act) (governing injuries occurring extraterritorially) when they dismissed his claim. Upon review, we affirm.
In April 2010, Claimant filed a claim…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Root v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Williams v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Macomber v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Meyer v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- General Electric Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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