ROCKWELL INTERN. v. W.C.A.B. (SUTTON)


736 A.2d 742 (1999)

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (SUTTON), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert S. Lee, Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

Joseph E. Fieschko, Jr., Pittsburgh, for respondent.

Before PELLEGRINI, J., FLAHERTY, J., and NARICK, Senior Judge.


NARICK, Senior Judge.

The issue presented is whether the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) correctly reversed the decision of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) who denied Jeffrey Sutton (Claimant) workers' compensation benefits because he failed to meet his statutory burden of proving that his hearing impairment was caused by his employment at Rockwell International (Employer). We hold that Claimant did not meet his statutory burden of proving that Employer...

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