Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2000

Lucas v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Lucas v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 19, 2000 · Cappy, Castille, Flaherty, Newman, Nigro, Saylor, Zappala
752 A.2d 403 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Lucas v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 19th day of June, 2000, the Order of the Commonwealth Court dated February 17, 1999 at No. 2691 C.D. 1998, is hereby REVERSED. See American Manufacturers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Sullivan, 526 U.S. 40, 119 S.Ct. 977, 143 L.Ed.2d 130 (1999), rev’g Sullivan v. Barnett, 139 F.3d 158 (3d Cir. 1998).

It is also ordered that this case be remanded to the Workers’ Compensation Judge for a calculation of the credit, if any, *404that is due Kleen All of America, Inc. for payments made to Doyle L. Tarwater, M.D. for medical treatment of appellee from December 27, 1994 through to May 29,1996.

Jurisdiction relinquished.

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