Legal Opinion
Womack v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 14, 2014PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge BROBSON.
Petitioner Lancess Womack (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board). The Board affirmed a workers’ compensation judge’s (WCJ) decision denying the utilization review (UR) petition of one of Claimant’s medical providers, Dr. Terri Gartenberg, D.C. (Provider).1 We affirm the Board’s order.
BACKGROUND
In May 2007, a WCJ issued a decision and amended decision, finding that Claimant sustained the following injuries during her employment with the Philadelphia School District (Employer): herniated discs of the lumbar spine,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Greenwich Collieries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Gardner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Fishkin v. Hi-Acres, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Topps Chewing Gum v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State Employees' Retirement System v. Pennsylvanians for Union ReformCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Acme Standex v. WCAB (Gomez and Roma Aluminum Co. Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- C.A. Reuther and A.M. Diakatos v. Delaware County Bureau of Elections and C. RossiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- C.A. Reuther and A.M. Diakatos v. Delaware County Bureau of Elections and C. RossiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- D. Scavello v. WCAB (Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
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