The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker’s claim to convert his benefits from temporary total disability to specific loss benefits was not moot because he died from his work injuries.
Case: Riehl v. Beiler Brothers LLC, No. 1563 C.D. 2023, 11/18/2024, published.
Facts and procedural history: Elmer Riehl worked for Beiler Brothers LLC. A work-related accident in October 2011 left him with incomplete tetraplegia, depression and anxiety.
Beiler Brothers accepted liability for Riehl’s injuries and began paying temporary total disability benefits.
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