Northtec, LLC and American Zurich Insurance Co. v. WCAB (Skaria)

OPINION BY

JUDGE ANNE E. COVEY

Northtec, LLC and American Zurich Insurance Company 1 (collectively, Employer) petition this Court for review of the Workers’ Compensation (WC) ■ Appeal Board’s (Board) November 6, 2015 order which modified the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision dismissing Kurian T. Skaria’s (Claimant) claim petition (Petition) with prejudice to dismissing the Petition without prejudice. Employer presents two issues for this Court’s review: (1) whether the Board erred by determining that Claimant’s delay in obtaining an expert opinion was due to circumstances beyond his…