Court: Heart and Lung Reimbursements Weren't Comp Payments

A workers' compensation judge erroneously determined that a third-party administrator's Heart and Lung Act reimbursement payments to an employer were actually workers' compensation benefits and an admission of coverage, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled. Case: Findlay Township v. WCAB (Phillis), 5/28/10. Published/Reported.Facts: David Phillis, a police officer for Findlay Township, was hit by a vehicle on Feb. 1, 2003, which caused "multiple body contusions." Inservco Insurance Services, the township's third-party administrator, issued a notice of compensation payab...