Questioning an Injury Wouldn't Invalidate Opinion

Questioning whether an injury was work related would not necessarily invalidate a medical expert's opinion, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled. In Lockley v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, No. 842 C.D. 2006, 10/11/2006, Edwin Lockley worked for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as a sous chef. On Sept. 30, 1993, he sustained work-related back injuries while lifting a heavy container. Lockley filed a claim petition and the hospital denied the material allegations. Lockley was awarded ongoing disability benefits. Nine years after the incident, the hospital filed a terminat...