Court Says WCJ Didn't Arbitrarily Reject Expert Testimony

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a judge’s credibility assessment of an expert’s testimony was not so arbitrary and capricious to require reversal of the finding that a worker had not fully recovered from her injuries. Case: Lawry v. County of Butler (WCAB), No. 593 C.D. 2022, 03/06/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Kathryn A. Lawry worked for the County of Butler. She injured herself at work in June 2009, and the county accepted liability for a thumb strain/sprain. A workers’ compensation judge expanded Lawry’s compensable injury to inc...