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Right to subrogation for medical bill payments not waived by failing to properly preserve issue at all stages of litigation, including appellate stage, and appeal not subject to immediate dismissal due to technical defect promptly and properly cured.

Wayne Deloatch filed a Claim Petition, pursuant to Section 108(r) of the Act, alleging he suffered from non-small cell lung cancer, resulting from direct exposure to Group 1 carcinogens while working as a firefighter for the employer. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

Claimant’s conversation with fellow firefighter about Act 46 cancer presumption was not the date he became aware of his cancer’s relationship to his employment; therefore, notice was properly given and claimant’s Claim Petition was timely filed.

This case involved a Claim Petition filed based on an occupational disease. The claimant worked as a firefighter and filed an Act 46 firefighter/cancer claim, alleging he sustained colon cancer as of August 23, 2019. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.