Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 19, 2001No. 244 C.D. 2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
City of Philadelphia (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that reversed an order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ). The WCJ granted Employer’s modification petition. We affirm.
On February 2, 1989, George Szpara-gowski (Claimant) injured his lower back in the course and scope of his employment as a firefighter. Employer ultimately accepted responsibility for Claimant’s injury, and Claimant began receiving benefits pursuant to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act). 1
On March 25, 1996 Employer filed a petition…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Lehigh County Vo-Tech School v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- St. Joe Container Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Celio v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
3Cited by7 opinions
- City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- O'Brien v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Milici v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Farley v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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