Griffiths v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

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• van, and not merely modifications thereto, was orthopedic appliance for quadriplegic claimant necessary to remedy lack of mobility resulting from work injury
• quadriplegic claimant may be entitled to a wheelchair accessible van because the van may constitute an \orthopedic appliance\ under Section 306(f.1)(1)(ii) of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act), [2] 77 P.S. § 531(1)(ii), depending on the specific facts of the case
• quadriplegic claimant may be entitled to a wheelchair accessible van because the van may constitute an “orthopedic appliance” under Section 306(f.l)(l)(ii) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), 2 77 P.S. § 531(1)(ii), depending on the specific facts of the case

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Fletcher v. Pennsylvania Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Ass'n
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-12-15· cited 96×
• Whitfield v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-06-06· cited 91×
• Cinram Manufacturing, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-07-21· cited 90×
• Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-12-30· cited 89×
• Lynnebrook and Woodbrook Associates, Lp Ex Rel. Lynnebrook Manor, Inc. v. Millersville
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-12-17· cited 30×
• J.L. Nagle. v. TrueBlue, Inc., Labor Ready, Inc. and Labor Ready Northeast, Inc. and Rye Twp.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-10-24· cited 24×
• S & H Transport, Aplt. v. City of York
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-05-25· cited 11×
• Prebish v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-07-14· cited 6×
• Com. v. WCAB (CLIPPINGER)
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-12-30· cited 1×
• McClure v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-09-15
• Simmons v. Precast Haulers
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2014-07-03
• P. Whitfield v. WCAB (Tenet Health System Hahnemann LLC)
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-06-06
• Ralph Martin Construction & Lackawanna American Ins. Co. v. M. Castaneda-Escobar (WCAB)
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-08-01
• M.R. Schmidt v. Schmidt, Kirifides and Rassias, PC (WCAB)
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2023-11-14

Cites

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

• Murphy v. Duquesne University of Holy Ghost
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-07-17· cited 387×
• Hannaberry HVAC v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-10-22· cited 135×
• Universal Am-Can, Ltd. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-11-27· cited 120×
• Thompson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-10-17· cited 109×
• Harper & Collins v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-04-02· cited 73×
• Peterson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-10-07· cited 71×
• Weakland v. Toledo Engineering Co., Inc.
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2003-02-04· cited 49×
• Snizaski v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-02-22· cited 45×
• R & T Construction Co. v. Judge
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1991-08-22· cited 35×
• Terry Grantham Co. v. Industrial Commission
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1987-06-16· cited 34×
• Rieger v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-02-17· cited 32×
• Manpower Temporary Services v. Sioson
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1995-02-22· cited 29×
• Claim of Nallan v. Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Union, Local No. 52
  New York Court of Appeals· 1976-12-22· cited 22×
• Meyer v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1994-02-23· cited 21×
• Fidelity & Cas. Co. of NY v. Cooper
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1980-04-25· cited 19×
• Claim of Nallan v. Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Union, Local No. 52
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1975-11-13· cited 19×
• Crouch v. West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commissioner
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1991-03-28· cited 19×
• Ex Parte City of Guntersville v. Bishop
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1998-05-22· cited 11×
• Claim of Kranis v. Trunz, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1982-12-23· cited 11×
• Petrilla v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-04-10· cited 10×