Legal Opinion

US Airways v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Johnston)

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 23, 1998No. 2915 C.D. 1997PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAHERTY, Judge.

US Airways (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) dismissing its termination petition. We affirm.

Carol Johnston (Claimant) sustained an injury while working as a flight attendant for Employer on May 18, 1992. Claimant commenced receiving temporary total disability benefits pursuant to a Notice of Compensation Payable issued by Employer for an injury described as a lumbosacral strain and injury to the right hip.

On May 12, 1995, Employer filed a termination petition…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Russell v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Lehigh County Vo-Tech School v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Udvari v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Greenwich Collieries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Terek v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Key Handling Systems, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. A. Edwards v. WCAB (C. and A. Felty and Harleysville Ins. Co.)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. D. Helt v. WCAB (County of Allegheny and UPMC)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. D. Whyel v. WCAB (BAE Systems)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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