Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1999PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.
Thomas Donovan (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) denying Claimant’s claim petition seeking compensation for a work-related mental disability. We reverse and remand.
On October 16, 1992, Claimant filed a claim petition alleging that he suffered a disabling mental injury as a result of accidentally being stuck by hypodermic needles while at work. Claimant’s employer, Academy Medical Realty (Employer), opposed the petition. Following a hearing,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Martin v. Ketchum, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Ryan v. Workman's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Archer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Tomaskevitch v. Specialty Records Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Boeing Vertol Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Stepp v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Campbell v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Payes v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Frankiewicz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Kinder Morgan, Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Community Empowerment Ass'n v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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