Arlet, R. v. WCAB (L&I) ( 2021 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
WESTERN DISTRICT
ROBERT ARLET, : No. 262 WAL 2020
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal
: from the Order of the
v. : Commonwealth Court
:
:
WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL :
BOARD (COMMONWEALTH OF :
PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF :
LABOR AND INDUSTRY, BUREAU OF :
WORKERS' COMPENSATION), :
:
Respondents :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 26th day of May, 2021, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:
Did the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania err as a matter of law in its July 29,
2020 Opinion and Order when it affirmed the W[orkers’ Compensation Appeal
Board]’s finding that Acadia [Insurance Company] did not have a right of
subrogation for benefits paid to [Petitioner] under a Jones Act[1] policy of insurance,
despite the Commonwealth Court’s initial holding in this case that [Petitioner] was
not a seaman and/or crew member entitled to the benefits which Acadia should not
have paid him?
1 Section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C. § 688.