Temple University v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

SMITH, Judge.

Temple University (Employer) and INA/CIGNA (Insurer) petition for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) to dismiss Petitioners’ application for Supersedeas Fund reimbursement for payment of medical expenses made on behalf of Claimant Denise Parson. Petitioners request that the Court determine whether Insurer’s claim for reimbursement from the Supersedeas Fund for medical bill expenditures is barred by either the doctrine of res judicata or the doctrine of collateral estoppel because…