Standard Distributing Co. Ex Rel. Pennsylvania Manufacturer's Ass'n v. Nally

WALSH, Justice:

In this appeal from the Superior Court, we address the vexing question of successive carrier responsibility for alleged recurrence of a previous injury resulting in a claim for workers’ compensation. The Superior Court, in reversing the Industrial Accident Board, ruled that, as a matter of law, a recurring injury resulting from the performance of normal employment duties constitutes a new injury for which the compensation carrier at the time of the new injury is responsible. In our view, the appropriate methodology for determining successive carrier responsibility requires the…