Sherri Dougherty Successfully Defends Claim for Ongoing Benefits

    Successful in defendant a Claim Petition filed by a part time supervisor who alleged that due to 18 years of heavy physical activity on the job, she had cumulative injuries to the neck and lower back.  The Judge denied the Claim Petition, finding credible the four employer fact witnesses who testified that claimant’s job was not heavy or repetitive, and that claimant went out of work on short term disability benefits without reporting a work injury within 120 days.  The WCJ also accepted employer’s medical expert as more credible than two medical experts presented by claimant.

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