Act 111, which enacted the Impairment Evaluation Provisions of Section 306(a.3) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, is applicable to injuries sustained prior to its effective date and is not an unlawful delegation of legislative authority.

King of Prussia
Workers' Compensation
In this case, the claimant sustained a work injury on February 12, 2006. Subsequently, an IRE was performed on September 5, 2008, and an impairment rating of 0% was given. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
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Superior Court affirms decision denying claimant’s petition for increased medical bill payments for ketamine infusions under the theory that the Delaware Fee Schedule does not apply and the Board should order payment of “reasonable cost” of treatment.

Wilmington
Workers' Compensation
Ms. Taylor was injured in a compensable work accident on September 16, 2016. The injury later developed into Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) involving her right arm and right leg. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.
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Dismissal of All Claims Obtained in High-Value Medical Malpractice Case

Health Care Liability

We obtained complete dismissal of all medical malpractice claims against a hospitalist physician where the plaintiff’s demand was $23.9 million. As our client treated the plaintiff, a 53-year-old who had a stroke, promptly and within the standard of care, in addition to her not being on shift at the time of alleged malpractice, the court dismissed our client outright.

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