Court Upholds Judge's Finding That Worker's Injury Came From Hunting Accident

The Commonwealth Court upheld the denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged neck injury, finding a judge had adequately and objectively explained her credibility determinations based on the conflicting evidence. Case: Hissam v. WCAB (Chapman Business Properties), No. 1344 C.D. 2017, 08/22/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Richard Hissam worked for Chapman Business Properties as a maintenance man. He filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting that he had aggravated a pre-existing neck condition while assembling shelves on Dec. 3, 2013. Hissam also filed a sep...