Legal Opinion

Pryor v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 5, 2007PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In this workers’ compensation case in which a termination was granted, the claimant complains the fact-finder ignored the outcome of a later but related proceeding, challenges the competence of accepted medical testimony, and challenges the refusal to grant petitions she filed. In particular, Madeline Pryor (Claimant) asserts the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) erred by granting a termination petition after an impairment rating evaluation (IRE) found her 5% permanently impaired. In addition, she contends the WCJ’s decision is neither reasoned nor supported by…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Daniels v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Leon E. Wintermyer, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Dorsey v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Farquhar v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. McCaffrey v. Pittsburgh Athletic Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Lahr Mechanical v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Edwards v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. Fugh v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Green v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (US Airways)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. Hollingsworth v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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