Legal Opinion
Brockway Pressed Metals v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 2008No. 43 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge FRIEDMAN.
Brockway Pressed Metals and ACE USA (together, Employer) petition for review of the December 12, 2007, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting the fatal claim petition (Petition) filed by Amy Holben (Claimant), widow of Brian Holben (Decedent). We reverse.
In a decision issued July 11, 2000, (2000 Decision), a WCJ found that Decedent contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a result of his exposure to solvents at work and that Decedent was injured and disabled by that disease on…
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- Pawlosky v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Kujawa v. Latrobe Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Craftex Mills, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Markowicz)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Landis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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