Recent PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT Petition for Allowance of Appeals
WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASES - DENIED; listed by date of Order
Kamp v.
WCAB (Green Acres Contracting Co.) No.
1275 C.D. 2020
Published
Opinion filed : January 21, 2022
WCJ denied
Claimant’s Review petition seeking to limit the subrogation interest of
Employer. Claimant
argued Section 319 violates PA Constitution.
WCAB and Commonwealth Court affirmed.
July 12 2022
Blythe v. WCAB (City of
Chester) No. 437 C.D. 2021
Memorandum
opinion filed: December 29, 2021
Employer was
entitled to pension credit offset.
July 6 2022
Adams v.
WCAB (School District of Philadelphia) No. 1060 C.D. 2020
Memorandum
opinion filed: March 30, 2022.
IRE -
Reinstatement date is as of filing date of Claimant petition to Reinstate
July 6 2022
Eastman
Kodak v. WCAB ( Smith)
Memorandum
opinion filed: December 23, 2021
IRE -
Reinstatement date is as of filing date of Claimant petition to Reinstate
July 7 2022
Raymour
& Flanigan v. WCAB (Obeid)
Published
Opinion filed : August 16, 2021
An Employer may file a
“Medical Only” NCP to change the benefit status of the injured worker.
Changing the benefit
status after NTCP does not require “Notice Stopping” and “Notice of Denial”.
June 22 2022
Pullin v.
WCAB (S.D. of Philadelphia) 727 C.D. 2021
Memorandum
opinion filed: December 22, 2021
IRE – reinstatement date
is as of filing date of Claimant petition to Reinstate.
June 22 2022
Regan v.
WCAB (City of Philadelphia)
: No. 1277 C.D. 2020
Memorandum
opinion filed: December 13, 2021
Firefighter
cancer claim; Claimant not meet burden to establish general causation, the
burden of proof did not shift to Employer.
June 15 2021
Hughes v.
WCAB (Wawa Inc.)
No. 333 C.D. 2021
Order to Publish
filed February 28, 2022:
Memorandum
opinion filed: December 13, 2021
Post C&R
Utilization Review of excessive Oxycontin prescriptions concluded ongoing use
was not Reasonable or Necessary.
June 7 2022
Haplin v.
WCAB (City of Philadelphia)
647 C.D. 20221
Memorandum
opinion filed: December 13, 2021
WCJ Reinstatement
of benefits was reversed on appeal as Claimant made a unilateral mistake in
interpretation of the stipulation
he entered into
to suspend his benefits and relinquish future rights of reinstatement.
June 7 2022
Hutchinson v. WCAB (Annville Township) Nos. 16 & 17 C.D. 2021
Published
Opinion filed August 9, 2021
IRE -
Reinstatement date is as of filing date of Claimant petition to Reinstate
