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· 4/22/1997

Newcomer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Citations

  • 692 A.2d 1062
  • 547 Pa. 639
  • 1997 Pa. LEXIS 783

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that doctor’s testimony on causation lacked competence because it was unsupported by the factual history of the incident
  • concluding that doctor’s testimony on causation lacked competence because it was unsupported by the factual history of the incident
  • concluding that an expert opinion cannot be solely based on inaccurate or false information
  • stating that medical expert’s testimony which is based on a false medical history is incompetent as a matter of law
  • holding testimony based on false medical history is incompetent
  • expert medical opinion based on inaccurate medical record consisting of claimant’s personal opinion not substantial evidence of record

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman

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