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LUCEY v. W.C.A.B. (VY-CAL & PMA GROUP)

557 Pa. 272 (1999)

732 A.2d 1201

George LUCEY v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (VY-CAL PLASTICS PMA GROUP). Appeal of Vy-Cal Plastics Corporation, Appellant. VY-Cal Plastics Corporation, Appellant, v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Lucey), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Mattern, Philadelphia, John P. Myers, for Vy-Cal Plastics.

Lawrence D. Levin, Bala Cynwyd, for George Lucey.

David Hawkins, Pittsburgh, for W.C.A.B.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

On August 13, 1984, appellee George Lucey ("claimant") filed a claim petition seeking benefits due to injuries caused by his exposure to chemicals during the course of his employment with appellant Vy-Cal Plastics Corporation ("employer"). At a hearing before the Workers' Compensation Judge ("WCJ"), claimant presented the medical testimony of two treating physicians who opined that his...

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