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JEANES HOSP. v. W.C.A.B. (HASS)

872 A.2d 159 (2005)

JEANES HOSPITAL v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (Shawn HASS) Appeal of Shawn Hass.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 14, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Michael Lehocky, Patricia Farrell Karelo, George E. Smith, III, Philadelphia, for Shawn Hass, appellant.

Lawrence R. Chaban, for PA Trial Lawyers Ass'n, appellant amicus curiae.

Amber Marie Kenger, Richard C. Lengler, Harrisburg, for W.C.A.B., appellee.

Leah-Beth Cilo, Philadelphia, for Jeanes Hosp., appellee.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

This Court is called upon to decide the appropriate mechanism by which a workers' compensation claimant can institute proceedings to amend a Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP) to add additional injuries. In the instant matter, Shawn Hass (Appellant) was employed by Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia (Employer) for about ten months as an intensive care nurse when, on August 31, 1995, she was injured while attempting to relocate...

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