In this case, the deceased claimant had attempted to stop a fleeing thief and was struck by the thief’s vehicle and dragged some distance. He suffered traumatic brain injury.
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In this case, the deceased claimant had attempted to stop a fleeing thief and was struck by the thief’s vehicle and dragged some distance. He suffered traumatic brain injury.
Issue: Whether a claimant’s disability benefits were properly suspended on the basis that his earning power exceeded his average weekly wage (AWW).
In this case, the Court determined that the claimant was within the course and scope of his employment under Section 301(c) of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act (77 P.S. 411(1), when, after the claimant told his manager that he quit his job he was injured before exiting the employer's premises.
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In a workers' compensation case, because a physician's credited medical opinions established that the claimant had reached maximum medical improvement in accordance with the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, the employer's modification petition was not based on an invalid impairment rating evaluation under 77