Gibson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that witness’s testimony that he “believed” a substance was asbestos was insufficient to establish that asbestos existed in the workplace.
• holding that Rule 701 contemplates admission of lay opinions based on personal knowledge and which are helpful to the trier of fact
• holding that to be competent and admissible, a witness’s testimony must be based on their first-hand knowledge
• holding that lay opinion testimony on the technical subject of asbestos in the workplace was inadmissible, when the witness failed to demonstrate sufficient personal experience or technical knowledge to qualify him to offer an opinion
• noting that a lay witness may provide a technical opinion regarding asbestos in the workplace based upon “either formal education or practical experience”
• noting that a lay witness may provide a technical opinion regarding asbestos in the workplace based upon “either formal education or practical experience”

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Cited by

24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Krauss, C. v. Trane US Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-10-22· cited 116×
• City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-10-19· cited 70×
• Anne Payne v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2015-07-01· cited 50×
• D'ALESSANDRO v. Pennsylvania State Police
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-11-21· cited 35×
• A. G. Cullen Construction, Inc. v. State System of Higher Education
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-03-15· cited 30×
• Donoughe v. Lincoln Electric Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-10-12· cited 27×
• Commonwealth v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-04-29· cited 25×
• Cruz v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-07-21· cited 22×
• Choctaw, Inc. v. Campbell-Cherry-Harrison
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2007-10-04· cited 21×
• Kimberly Clark Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-05-04· cited 18×
• Carmelo v. Mickletz (In re Mickletz)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2016-01-28· cited 10×
• LeDonne v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-11-14· cited 8×
• Craftex Mills, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Markowicz)
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-06-26· cited 7×
• Manitowoc Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-08-20· cited 6×
• EQT Production Company and ET Blue Grass Clearing, LLC v. Borough of Jefferson Hills
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-05-18· cited 5×
• Werner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-09-01· cited 2×
• In Re Appeal of Jones
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-10-17· cited 2×
• Bradley v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-11-16· cited 2×
• Baptiste v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-12-07· cited 1×
• Choctaw, Inc. v. Campbell-Cherry-Harrison-Davis-Dove
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-08-17

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• State v. Brown
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1992-06-01· cited 781×
• Morrison v. Com., Dept. of Pub. Welfare
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-08-25· cited 129×
• Smith v. Clark
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-04-26· cited 106×
• McCloskey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-05-19· cited 89×
• Vista International Hotel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Daniels)
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-12-23· cited 86×
• Lewis v. Mellor
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-27· cited 82×
• Graham v. Pennsylvania Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1891-01-05· cited 67×
• Rox Coal Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-10-01· cited 60×
• A.Y. v. Commonwealth Department of Public Welfare, Allegheny County Children & Youth Services
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-05-10· cited 59×
• Kozak v. Struth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-09-21· cited 59×
• Commonwealth v. Eyler
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1907-04-15· cited 40×
• Sporio v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-09-01· cited 37×
• Harahan v. AC & S, INC.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-01-23· cited 26×
• Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. Bethlehem Mines Corp.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-12-26· cited 17×
• Nabisco Brands, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-12-05· cited 13×
• Clites v. Township of Upper Yoder
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-18· cited 12×
• Camp Construction Corp. v. Lumber Products Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-03-04· cited 12×
• Witco-Kendall Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-07-12· cited 10×
• Lessee of Forbes v. Caruthers
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1803-05-15· cited 8×
• Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. Elk Motor Sales Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1957-03-18· cited 7×

Other cases named Gibson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Gibson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-04-06· cited 1×