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Facts
- The Worker sustained a thoracic injury while employed, leading to her seeking reasonable and necessary medical treatment for this injury.
Procedural History
- [Not applicable or not found]
Parties' Submissions
- Worker-Appellant: Contended that she was entitled to reasonable and necessary medical treatment for the thoracic injury sustained at work.
- Employer/Insurer-Appellees: Filed a motion to dismiss the Worker's claims.
Legal Issues
- Whether the Worker was entitled to reasonable and necessary medical treatment for the thoracic injury sustained at work.
Disposition
- The Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) order granting Employer/Insurer’s motion to dismiss the Worker's claims was affirmed.
Reasons
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The Court, led by Chief Judge J. MILES HANISEE and concurred by Judges JENNIFER L. ATTREP and MEGAN P. DUFFY, affirmed the WCJ's order to dismiss the Worker's claims. The decision was based on the principle of res judicata as outlined in the notice of proposed summary disposition. The Worker filed a notice, construed as timely, stating she does not intend to oppose the Court's notice of proposed summary disposition, leading to the affirmation of the WCJ's order dismissing her claims (para 1-2).
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