Legal Opinion

Peterson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 4, 2007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Virginia Peterson (Claimant) seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) awarding Claimant disfigurement benefits, suspending her disability benefits and giving Wal Mart (Employer) a credit for overpayment of disability benefits against the disfigurement award and remanded the matter to the WCJ to award litigation costs to Claimant. She challenges the WCJ’s calculation of the overpayment and his finding that benefits remained suspended on and after Employer’s issuance…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Stevenson v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. SKF USA, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Jones v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. Lewis v. School District of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. H.R. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bullen Companies v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. McLaurin v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. Commonwealth v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. GGNSC Administrative Services, LLC v. WCAB (Patrice)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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