Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Decided September 18, 2015. Robert Simpson wrote the opinion for the court.
124 A.3d 406 · Cited 95 times
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- Pennsylvania Builders Ass'n v. Department of Labor & Industry · 4 A.3d 215
- Madrid v. St. Joseph Hospital · 928 P.2d 250
- Wingrove v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board · 83 A.3d 270
- Bell Tel. Co. of Pa. v. Driscoll · 21 A.2d 912
- INSURANCE FEDERATION OF PA v. Dept. of Ins. · 889 A.2d 550
- Blackwell v. Com., State Ethics Com'n · 567 A.2d 630
- Holgate Bros. v. Bashore · 331 Pa. 255
- Gilligan v. Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission · 422 A.2d 487
- Johnson v. Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency · 453 Pa. 329
- Pennsylvania Medical Society v. Foster · 585 A.2d 595
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- IA Construction Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Rhodes) · 139 A.3d 154
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