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| Case Name: | D.W. v. Century Products |
| County: | Crawford |
| Type of Petition: | Modification/Review, Claim, Review Medical |
| Type of Injury of Condition: | Lower Leg Amputation; Alleged Low Back Injury |
| Date of Decision: | 1/12/2009 |
| Litigated Outcome: | WCJ granted the defedant's Modification/Review Petition, finding that Claimant suffered specific loss of his lower right leg with no disability separate and apart, denied Claimant's Claim Petition which sought to extend the description of injury, and granted Claimant's Review Medical Petition only to the extent as to require the defendant's bathroom to make it handicap accessible. The WCAB affirmed the Decision, and The Commonwealth Court affirmed the Appeal Board. |
| Defense Expert(s): | Dr. Stephen Conti |
| Claimant Expert(s): | Dr. Robert Symons & Chris Cummings |
| Defense Counsel: | James B. Hudzik |
| Remarks: Over life time of claim, the defendant would have remained liable for payment of workers compensation benefits at the rate of $331.00 per week indifinitely in the furture, but the Decision limited Claimant's indemnity benefits to 375 weeks from July 18,2002. | |
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