Legal Opinion

Soja v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 7, 2011No. 455 C.D. 2011PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Brian Soja (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) reinstating his disability compensation for a limited period of time and suspending it thereafter. In doing so, the Board affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that Claimant failed to prove that his disability continued through the reinstatement proceeding. Claimant argues that he did not have to show that his disability was continuing and, therefore, it is irrelevant that the WCJ found his testimony of a continuing disability at the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mrs. Smith's Frozen Foods Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Bufford v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. Somerset Welding & Steel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. DeBattiste v. Anthony Laudadio & SonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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3Cited by11 opinions

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