Legal Opinion

US Airways, Inc. and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. v. WCAB (Bockelman)

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 22, 2018No. 612 C.D. 2017PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY JUDGE BROBSON

US Airways, Inc. (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board), dated April 19, 2017. The Board affirmed the order of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ), granting the claim petition of Betty Bockelman (Claimant) based upon the finding that Claimant was injured in the course and scope of her employment as required by Section 301(c)(1) of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act). 1 We now affirm.

Claimant worked for Employer as a Philadelphia-based flight attendant. In order to get to work, Claimant drove her own vehicle to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. United States Steel Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Epler v. North American Rockwell Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. U.S. Airways v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Fashion Hosiery Shops v. Commonwealth, Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Newhouse v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Piedmont Airlines, Inc. and New Hampshire Ins. Co. c/o Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Svcs., Inc. v. WCAB (Watson)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. E. Hayes v. WCAB (US Airways Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  3. J. Martinez v. Lewis Tree Service (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2024
  4. J.L. Weaver d/b/a Captain Clothing Co. v. S. Breinig (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  5. M. Stewart v. WCAB (Bravo Group Services, Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021

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