GRIFFIN v. W.C.A.B. (THOMAS JEFFERSON)


745 A.2d 61 (1999)

Doris GRIFFIN, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 29, 1999.

Reconsideration Denied February 18, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Kahn, Plymouth Meeting, for petitioner.

Kenneth M. Portner, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before PELLEGRINI, J., FRIEDMAN, J., and RODGERS, Senior Judge.


PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Doris Griffin (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Employer) a right of subrogation against funds that a third-party paid to settle Claimant's medical malpractice action filed in connection with surgery to correct her work-related back injury.

Claimant injured her back while working...

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