A Lehigh County judge has declined to wipe away a future medical expenses award on the premise that a woman injured in a car accident during the course of her employment “may” be refused workers’ compensation in the future.

Court of Common Pleas Judge J. Brian Johnson said that defendant A. David Deery’s post-trial motion to mold a $28,000 future medical expenses award to zero because the plaintiff, Amber Knauss, has $100,000 in first-party benefits was based on “speculation.”

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