GENERAL ELEC. CO. v. W.C.A.B. (MYERS)


849 A.2d 1166 (2004)

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Appellant v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (MYERS), Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald F. Fessler, Jr., Erie, for General Electric Company.

Amber Marie Kenger, Richard C. Lengler, Mechanicsburg, for Workers' Compensation Appeal Board.

Lisa J. Buday, Washington, Joseph Scott Leckie, for James Myers.

Samuel H. Pond, Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

Before CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, LAMB, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice NIGRO.

We granted allowance of appeal in this workers' compensation case to decide whether the workers' compensation judge ("WCJ") properly found that a light-duty position offered to James Myers ("Claimant") was a temporary position and if so, whether the WCJ properly modified Claimant's benefits only for that period of time that the position was available...

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