Legal Opinion

Folmer v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 22, 2008No. 596 C.D. 2007PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Neil Folmer (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) terminating his benefits. In doing so, the Board affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that Swift Transportation, Inc. (Employer) proved by competent medical evidence that Claimant was completely recovered from his work-related injury. Indeed, the WCJ found that Claimant was a malingerer who magnified symptoms that could not be corroborated by objective medical evidence. In this appeal, we are asked to consider, inter *1139alia, how an…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Kachinski v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Udvari v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Greenwich Collieries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Campbell v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Lewis v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Baumann v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Delaware County v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Argyle v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. C. Cannon v. General Motors, LLC (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  5. D. Everage v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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