Legal Opinion

Young v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 4, 2009No. 2395 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FLAHERTY. '

Jefferson Young (Claimant) petitions for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) Seelig granting a Review Petition filed by LGB Mechanical and PMA Group (collectively “Employer”) and determining that the percentage of benefits paid as attorney’s fees to Claimant’s former counsels constitutes part of Employer’s accrued lien for the purposes of subrogation. We affirm the Board’s order in part and reverse in part.

Claimant sustained an injury in the course and scope of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Winfree v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Weidner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Berwick Industries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Stanish v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Nazarak, S. v. Waite, R., Jr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Young v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Chubb Corp.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. PPL v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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