Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 24, 2000PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
In this appeal, we revisit the issue of the appropriate burden of proof for claimants seeking to have their suspended workers’ compensation benefits reinstated.
On April 15, 1980, Charles Stevens (Appellee) sustained a back injury while working for Consolidation Coal Company. *300Stevens received workers’ compensation benefits at a total disability rate of $242.00 per week. He underwent surgery for his injury, but was unable to return to his pre-injury job in the coal industry.
Stevens returned to school and obtained an associate’s degree in corrections administration from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Pieper v. Ametek-Thermox Instruments DivisionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Vista International Hotel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Daniels)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Harle v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Volterano v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Bufford v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Virgo v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Johnson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Dougherty v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board: (QVC, Inc.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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