Francis X Wickersham

August 11, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recently, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court signaled that it was time to go "Back to The Future" in the case of Sicilia v. API Roofers Advantage Program (Workers' Compensation Appeal Board), No. 747 C.D. 2021, filed June 7, by Senior Judge Bonnie Leadbetter.

By Francis X. Wickersham

8 minute read

August 05, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the extension of the traditional office workspace to the home continues, Pennsylvania's high courts are seemingly moving right along with it, as they embark on what appears to be an expansion of an employer's premises in workers' compensation cases.

By Francis X. Wickersham

9 minute read

May 23, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dispensaries are thriving throughout the nation, including in Pennsylvania, where medical cannabis has been legal since 2016.

By Francis X. Wickersham

8 minute read

August 17, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

On June 20, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared Section 306(a.2) to be unconstitutional under Article I, Section II of the Pennsylvania Constitution pursuant to the nondelegation doctrine in Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area School District), 161 A.3d 827 (Pa. 2017). Protz has electrified the workers' compensation bar.

By Francis X. Wickersham and Audrey L. Copeland

6 minute read