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IA CONST. CORP. v. W.C.A.B. (RHODES)

No. 18 WAP 2015

139 A.3d 154 (2016)

IA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (RHODES). Appeal of: Jeffrey Rhodes.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 25, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Baumann, Esq. , Pittsburgh, for Jeffrey Rhodes.

Daniel King Bricmont, Esq. , Caroselli, Beachler, McTiernan & Coleman, L.L.C., Pittsburgh, for Pennsylvania Association For Justice.

Terry Lee M. Bashline, Esq. , Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, Philadelphia, for IA Construction Corporation and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Amber Marie Kenger, Esq. , Workers Compensation Appeal Board, for Workers Compensation Appeal Board.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, JJ.

OPINION

This appeal centers on the validity of a workers' compensation judge's decision to reject opinion testimony from an independent medical witness presented by an employer and insurer, in the absence of any contrary evidence adduced by the claimant.

Background

The matter arises in the...

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