Opinion
2014-02-12
Greg KOCHANOWICZ, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (PA LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD), Respondents.
Petition for Allowance of Appeal, No. 779 MAL 2011, from the Published Opinion and Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 760 CD 2010, at 29 A.3d 105 (Pa.Cmwlth.2011) filed September 20, 2011, reversing the Order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board at No. A09–1266 filed March 29, 2010.
Prior report: 2012 WL 527700.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 12th day of February, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED for reconsideration in light of Payes v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (State Police), ––– Pa. ––––, 79 A.3d 543, 552 (2013) (holding that, because psychic injury cases are highly fact-sensitive, a reviewing court must give deference to the factfinding functions of the WCJ and limit review to determining whether the WCJ's findings of fact are supported by the evidence).