BURGESS v. WCAB (PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING)

No. 778 C.D. 2019.

231 A.3d 42 (2020)

James BURGESS, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry M. Lehocky , Philadelphia, for Petitioner.

Katherine M. Mezzanotte , Philadelphia, for Respondent.

BEFORE: HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, President Judge, HONORABLE RENÉE COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, HONORABLE ANNE E. COVEY, Judge.


OPINION BY JUDGE COVEY

James Burgess (Claimant) petitions this Court for review of the Workers' Compensation (WC) Appeal Board's (Board) May 29, 2019 order affirming the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) decision granting the Petition for Review of Utilization Review (UR) Determination (UR Petition) filed by Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC (Employer). Claimant presents three issues for this Court's review: (1) whether...

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