Christian Petrucci

February 13, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

While the recent opinions coming from the appellate courts have generally been favorable to the defense bar, a Commonwealth Court case just posted Wednesday, Pennsylvania Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund (PUEGF) v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Bonner and Fitzgerald), puts that trend on hold. In PUEGF, the court addressed a claimant's burden of proof in a claim petition.

By Christian Petrucci

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January 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is well settled that when an individual seeks compensation benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act, he or she exposes himself or herself to an exception to the physician-patient privilege.

By Christian Petrucci

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December 05, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Proving work-related psychological injuries has always presented a unique challenge to the workers' compensation practitioner, as the burden of demonstrating a disability caused by a psychological or mental condition is more involved than that stemming from a physical injury.

By Christian Petrucci

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October 31, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

To say that the launch of Pennsylvania's automated workers' comp system has been "trying" is a vast understatement.

By Christian Petrucci

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July 21, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court in Diehl v. W.C.A.B.(IA Construction and Liberty Mutual Insurance), defined the "traditional administrative process" as set forth in the Supreme Court's 2005 decision Gardner v. W.C.A.B. (Genesis Health Ventures).

By Christian Petrucci

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September 11, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the last few years, there have been a number of cases from the Commonwealth Court seeking to define the various provisions of Section 306(a.2) of the Workers' Compensation Act, dealing with impairment rating evaluations.

By Christian Petrucci

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May 22, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Workers' Compensation Act has always provided for the payment of reasonable surgical and medical services, treatment rendered by physicians or other health care providers as well as medicines and supplies. Nothing short of a termination of benefits du

By Christian Petrucci

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September 05, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The 2008 Commonwealth Court case of Romanowski v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Precision Coil Processing), 944 A.2d 127 (2008), defined the appropriate limitations period applicable to a claimant seeking a reinstatement of disability benefits after the expiration of the 500-week period under Section 413(a) of the Workers' Compensation Act.

By Christian Petrucci

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March 07, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has recently added a new case to the common law, dealing with the rights of an undocumented worker who is injured on the job in Pennsylvania.

By Christian Petrucci

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July 12, 2007 | Law.com

On June 18, the Commonwealth Court, in case of the Weismantle v. W.C.A.B. (Lucent Technologies), decided an issue that has been a pressing one since Act 57 was passed in 1996.

By Christian Petrucci

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