Legal Opinion
DePaolo v. Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 11, 2005PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge FRIEDMAN.
Cheryl DePaolo' (Claimant) petitions for review of the April 12, 2004, order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Bureau of Hearings and Appeals - (BHA), which affirmed the Adhiinistrative ' Law Judge’s (ALJ) recommendation to deny Claimant benefits under the act commonly known as Act 534. 1 We affirm.
On October 8, 1989, Claimant was injured while working for DPW at Woodville State Hospital (Woodville). ClaimEmt was assisting a patient in the bathroom, and when Claimant attempted to break the patient’s fall, the patient fell onto Claimant. (Findings of Fact,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Palmer v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Hyser v. Allegheny CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Miller v. Stroud TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. GriffithCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Nicholson Construction Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- McWreath v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- YDC New Castle-PA DPW v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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