Legal Opinion
Brutico v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 20, 2004PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
Beth A. Brutico (Claimant) appeals an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) dismissing her claim petition and not awarding penalties or unreasonable contest fees against US Airways, Inc. (Employer) because she failed to meet her burden of proving she was disabled even though Employer acknowledged that she suffered a work-related injury.
On January 5, 2001, Claimant was injured at work while she was loading a van with freight and she stepped off of the loading dock in the rain and her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Waldameer Park, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commercial Credit Claims v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Lancaster)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Lemansky v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Henkels & McCoy, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Coyne v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Gumm v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Jordan v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Zuchelli v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
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