Legal Opinion

Pruitt v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 11, 1999PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

Patsy Pruitt (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed an order of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting Claimant’s claim petition and the petition for termination filed by Lighthouse Rehabilitation (Employer). We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

On September 14, 1993, Claimant filed a claim petition alleging she sustained a work-related injury to her lower back on July 29, 1993. Employer filed a timely answer denying every allegation in the petition and asserting that the claim was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. PEC Contracting Engineers v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Thomas v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. MacNeill v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Lewistown Hospital v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Reinforced Earth Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Orenich v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Montgomery Tank Lines v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Varkey v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Hoover v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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