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Pa. Appeals Court Rejects ‘Statutory Employer’ Challenge to $15.5M Worker Injury Verdict

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Pa. Appeals Court Rejects ‘Statutory Employer’ Challenge to $15.5M Worker Injury Verdict | The Legal Intelligencer
















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Mongeluzzi said the panel’s holding on the Statutory Employer Doctrine’s application was fact-specific, but the doctrine itself is under scrutiny beyond this particular case.

August 14, 2024 at 04:47 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a $15.5 million verdict in favor of a worker who sustained electrical burns while on the job.
  • The court rejected the defendant’s argument that it was the plaintiff’s statutory employer and therefore immune to his claims.
  • The Statutory Employer Doctrine has been the subject of scrutiny and is up for examination in an unrelated case pending before the state Supreme Court.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a $15.5 million verdict in favor of a worker who sustained electrical burns while on the job.

In a 39-page opinion entered Wednesday, a three-judge panel rejected the defendant’s assertion that it was immune from the plaintiff’s lawsuit under the Statutory Employer Doctrine.

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