Legal Opinion
Leon E. Wintermyer, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 2002No. 41 MAP 2001PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*191 OPINION
SAYLOR, Justice.
This appeal concerns the application, in the administrative law setting, of what has been termed the capricious disregard standard of appellate review.
In November of 1993, Linda Marlowe (“Claimant”) filed a claim petition seeking benefits against Leon E. Wintermyer, Inc. (“Employer”), and its insurer, American General Group, pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act.1 Claimant alleged that, in March of 1993, she sustained an injury— bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (“CTS”) — in the course and scope of her employment primarily as a bookkeeper. On the same day, Claimant…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Estate of McGovern v. Commonwealth, State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- House v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Blumenschein v. Pittsburgh Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Barrett v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by236 opinions
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- Cinram Manufacturing, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
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