Legal Opinion

Kennett Square Specialties v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 19, 2011No. 636 C.D. 2011PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge BROBSON.

Kennett Square Specialties (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), dated March 16, 2011. The Board reversed the portion of the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that suspended Claimant’s benefits as of the date of his work-related injury. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Board.

Claimant sustained a work-related injury to his lower back on July 19, 2008, while employed as a truck driver in Employer’s mushroom growing business. On August 8, 2008, Employer provisionally accepted liability for Claimant’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Lopez-MendozaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. United States v. BalsysSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Reinforced Earth Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Hawkins v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wisler v. Manor Care of Lancaster PA, LLCSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Cruz v. Workers Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Cruz v. Workers Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. E. McGuire v. WCAB (Swift Transportation and ESIS Northeast WC Claims)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. L. Gray v. WCAB (Penn-Delco School District)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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