Legal Opinion
Stanish v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 7, 2010No. 1870 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Senior Judge FLAHERTY.
John Stanish (Claimant) petitions for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying his Modification Petition. We vacate the order of the Board and remand.
Claimant sustained an injury in the course and scope of his employment on August 5, 2005. He was awarded benefits pursuant to a WCJ’s decision. Claimant subsequently submitted to an impairment rating evaluation (IRE) on April 14, 2008, conducted by L. Matthew Schwartz, M.D., at the request of James J. Anderson…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gardner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Kramer v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Terminato v. Pennsylvania National InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Christ the King Manor v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Leventakos v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
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