WELLINGTON FOODS v. W.C.A.B. (RICE)


863 A.2d 151 (2004)

WELLINGTON FOODS, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (RICE), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Crisci, Fort Washington, for petitioner.

Thomas F. Sacchetta, Media, for respondent.

BEFORE: COLINS, President Judge, SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, PELLEGRINI, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge, LEADBETTER, Judge, COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, and SIMPSON, Judge.


OPINION BY Judge FRIEDMAN.

Wellington Foods (Employer) petitions for review of the October 7, 2003, order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of the workers' compensation judge (WCJ) to reinstate total disability benefits to Thomas Rice (Claimant). We affirm.

Claimant sustained a work-related injury on December 9, 1998, and pursuant to an adjudication dated October 17, 2000, Claimant received total disability benefits...

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