Legal Opinion

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 3, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Petitioner) petitions this Court for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed in part and reversed in part the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Petitioner’s termination petition. Petitioner presents three questions to the Court: whether the Board erred in finding that the claimant Gerald O’Hara (O’Hara) had fully recovered from physical injuries but also suffered continuing psychiatric disability based upon the physical injury; whether the Board erred in placing the burden…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Newcomer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Commercial Credit Claims v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Lancaster)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Murphy v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board (Mercy Catholic Medical Center)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Battiste v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Miller v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Family Counseling Center v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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