CITY OF PHILADELPHIA FIRE DEPARTMENT
v.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (SLADEK).
Appeal of: Scott Sladek.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued: September 12, 2017.
Decided: October 17, 2018.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Michael Gerald Dryden , Willig, Williams & Davidson, 1845 Walnut St. 24th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103, for Sladek, Scott, Appellant.
Quintes D. Taglioli , Markowitz & Richman, 121 N Cedar Crest Blvd. Fl. 2, Allentown, PA 18104, for Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, Appellant Amicus Curiae.
Kristopher Aaron Kachline , Chartwell Law Offices, LLP, (The) 970 Rittenhouse Rd. Ste. 300 Eagleville, PA 19403, for City of Philadelphia Fire Department, Appellee.
Amber Marie Kenger , Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Cindy Elaine Sheaffer , Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, PA Worker's Comp. Appeal Board, 1171 S. Cameron St. Rm. 104, Harrisburg, PA 17104, for Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, Appellee.
Martin J. Fallon, Jr. , Fallon, VanHorn, McReynolds & VanDerKwast, 30 South 15th Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Geoffrey L. Beauchamp , Delaware Valley Workers' Compensation Trust, 719 Dresher Road, Horsham, PA 19044-2205, for Delaware Valley Workers' Compensation Trust, Appellee Amicus Curiae.
Patrick James Harvey , Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C., One Belmont Avenue, Suite 605, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, for PennPRIME Workers' Compensation Trust, Appellee Amicus Curiae.
Justice Donohue delivers the Opinion of the Court with respect to Part I, announces the judgment of the Court, and delivers an opinion with respect to Part II joined by Justices Baer and Todd.
OPINION
JUSTICEDONOHUE.1
In this discretionary appeal, we address two issues associated with workers' compensation claims by firefighters suffering from cancer. First, we must first determine the evidentiary requirements for a claimant to demonstrate that he or she has an "occupational...
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