ARLET v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BD.

No. 12 WAP 2021.

270 A.3d 434 (2022)

Robert ARLET, Appellant v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Workers' Compensation), Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: February 23, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Dale Iannini, Esq. , Bruce Edward Rende, Esq. , Robb Leonard Mulvihill, LLP, for Appellant Robert Arlet.

George Joseph, Esq. , Quinn, Buseck, Leemhuis, Toohey & Kroto, Inc., for Appellee Flagship Niagara League.

Kimberly Dawn Mazin, Esq. , Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, 651 Boas Street, for Appellees Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund.

Eric G. Preputnick, Esq. , Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for Appellee Workers' Compensation Appeal Board.

Deborah Jean Schwartz, Esq. , Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, for Appellee Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Workers' Compensation.

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


OPINION

In this appeal by permission, we consider the right of an insurer to subrogation under the Workers' Compensation Act (WCA).1 More specifically, we consider, as a matter of first impression for this Court, the limitations of the general equitable prohibition of an...

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