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Marshall Dennehey

Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board Did Not Err in Granting Employer’s Petition for a De Novo Hearing to Present After-discovered...

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Bernice Bennett v. Jeld Wen, Inc. (WCAB); No. 1454 C.D. 2022; filed Oct. 6, 2023; President Judge Cohn Jubelirer (previously unreported and designated reported by Order dated Dec. 15, 2023) - The claimant settled a 2010 work...more

Chartwell Law

Commonwealth Ruling Addresses Defendant Actions through a Compromise and Release Agreement

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On August 7, 2019, the Commonwealth Court ruled that the defendant in a fully denied workers’ compensation claim cannot take certain actions through a no liability Compromise and Release Agreement, to prevent a medical...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Commonwealth Court: Workers’ Compensation Settlement Not Binding on Medical Care Provider Who Was Not Party to the Agreement

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The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently ruled that an employer cannot use a Compromise and Release Agreement (C&R) settling a Workers’ Compensation claim to avoid making payments to a medical care provider who rendered...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Workers’ Compensation Settlements: Are You Protected Against Future Employment Claims?

Picture this. You have just settled a problem workers’ compensation case and you or your carrier have disbursed settlement checks totaling $100,000 in exchange for a full and complete compromise and release of “any and all...more

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