Legal Opinion
SKF USA, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 1998PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.
SKF USA, Inc. (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed the decision of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting Employer’s petition filed under Section 319 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 671, seeking credit for future workers’ compensation benefits payable to Thomas Smalls (Claimant) against his third-party settlement recovery. The issue on appeal is whether a corporate general release, in which Employer released its right to subrogation…
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