RIDDLE v. W.C.A.B.

No. 54 WAP 2008.

981 A.2d 1288 (2009)

Harry RIDDLE, Appellant v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (ALLEGHENY CITY ELECTRIC, INC.), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Abes, Esq., Abes Baumann, P.C., Pittsburgh, for Harry Riddle.

Lawrence R. Chaban, Esq., for amicus curia Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

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

Regis J. Moeller, Esq., Poerio, Walter & Mason, Inc., Pittsburgh, for Allegheny City Electric, Inc.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., and SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY and GREENSPAN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice GREENSPAN.

Harry Riddle (Appellant) is a West Virginia resident formerly employed as an electrician by Allegheny City Electric (ACE) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In August 2000, Appellant sustained a work-related injury described as right shoulder tendonitis. ACE accepted the injury and began paying workers' compensation benefits in the amount of $480.60 per week. The benefits were calculated based on a stipulated weekly salary of...

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