DUFFEY v. W.C.A.B. (TROLA-DYNE, INC.)

No. 4 MAP 2016.

152 A.3d 984 (2017)

Michael C. DUFFEY, Appellant v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (TROLA-DYNE, INC.), Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

DECIDED: January 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Harold Hait, Esq. , Allied Attorneys of Central Pennsylvania, LLC, for PA Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae.

Drew Patrick Gannon, Esq. , Katherman, Briggs & Greenberg, L.L.P., for Duffey, Michael C., Appellant.

Amber Marie Kenger, Esq. , Workers Compensation Appeal Board, for Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, Appellee.

William Joseph McCarthy, Esq. , Zirulink, Sherlock & DeMille, Thomas Francis Miller, Esq. , for Trola-Dyne, Inc., Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

The issue in this workers' compensation appeal is ultimately whether a notice of compensation payable closely circumscribes the range of health-related conditions to be considered in impairment rating evaluations.

Appellant Michael C. Duffey ("Claimant") sustained injuries to his hands when he picked...

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