Legal Opinion
C. Byfield v. WCAB (Philadelphia Housing Authority)
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 26, 2016No. 2002 C.D. 2015PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Judge WOJCIK.
Christopher Byfield (Claimant) petitions for review of the September 18, 2015 order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board), affirming the decision of a workers' compensation judge (WCJ) to deny Claimant's Petition to Review Compensation Benefits (review petition). The review petition requested an award of costs and attorney's fees incurred by Claimant in successfully defending a suspension petition filed by the Philadelphia Housing Authority (Employer). 1 We affirm.
In August 2010, Claimant sustained work-related injuries in the nature of strains and sprains…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Milner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- PMA Insurance Group v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Drozd v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Almeida v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Mason v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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3Cited by5 opinions
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