HULTZ v. W.C.A.B. (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA)

No. 2140 C.D. 2015.

147 A.3d 35 (2016)

Earl HUTZ, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 7, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Dryden , Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Kristopher A. Kachline , Eagleville, for respondent City of Philadelphia.

Geoffrey L. Beauchamp , Horsham, for amici curiae Delaware Valley Workers' Compensation Trust and PennPRIME Workers' Compensation Trust.

BEFORE: HONORABLE ROBERT SIMPSON, Judge, HONORABLE ANNE E. COVEY, Judge, HONORABLE BONNIE BRIGANCE LEADBETTER, Senior Judge.


This workers' compensation appeal involves cancer contracted by a Philadelphia firefighter. In particular, Earl Hutz (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a decision of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). The WCJ...

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