Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Cohen
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 13, 1988No. 2229 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Simmons v. Cohen, 111 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 267, 534 A.2d 140 (1987), recites much of the history of this case, which is a class action brought against the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) to require DPW to reimburse welfare recipients for legal expenses incurred by them in recovering Supplemental Security Income (SSI) awards from the federal government, awards from which DPW has recovered payment of the subrogation liens accruing to it by virtue of DPW’s previous payment of interim benefits to the welfare recipients pending resolution of their federal…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Grime v. Department of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Associated Hospital Service v. PustilnikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Furia v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Shearer v. MooreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Associated Hosp. Serv. of Phil. v. PustilnikSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Simmons v. SniderCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Bollman Hat Co v. RootCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Bollman Hat Company v. Kevin T. Root Dale E. Anstine, P.C. Bollman Hat Company, as Sponsor of the Bollman Hat Company Health and Welfare Benefits PlanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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