Legal Opinion

Kimberly Clark Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 12, 2001PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Judge.1

Kimberly Clark Corp. (Employer) petitions for review of the December 6, 1999 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which reversed the decision of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting Employer’s petition to terminate Michael Bullard’s (Claimant) workers’ compensation benefits. We affirm.

On August 3, 1984, Claimant sustained a work-related injury while working for Employer. (WCJ’s 11/13/96 Findings of Fact, No. 1.) Subsequently, Employer issued a notice of compensation payable listing Claimant’s injury as a herniated disc at C5-C6. (WCJ’s 11/13/96…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Humphrey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Murphy v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board (Mercy Catholic Medical Center)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Novak v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Miller v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bingnear v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Jones v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Carletti v. Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. McNeil v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Department of Corrections, SCI-Graterford)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. C.J. Betters v. Beaver County ~ Appeal of: Beaver CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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