Successfully defended a large Pennsylvania mushroom distribution company in a claim petition. The claimant slipped and fell at work and landed on her knee. Within a month she had meniscal repair surgery and, a few months later, total knee replacement surgery. Between surgeries, the claimant was discharged from employment for violation of the company absenteeism policy. Despite original testimony to the contrary, the defense questioned the claimant in such a way that she admitted to violating the company policy at issue by failing to produce medical records certifying the cause of her various absences. The defense cross-examined the claimant's medical expert and, as a result, the workers’ compensation judge found the claimant's surgery not to be work related. The judge also found the claimant to be fully recovered from any and all injuries sustained during the slip and fall.