In the case of Steets v. Celebration Fireworks, Inc., (WCAB), No. 3 MAP 2024 (Pa. May 30, 2025) (Op. by Donohue, J.), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent in order to allow a new available of worker’s compensation claims to go forward.
In this decision, the Supreme Court created new law and cleared the way for the estates of those individuals who died from work-related injuries to collect benefits related to claims for disfigurement and injury.
Justice Christine Donohue authored the Opinion and was joined by Chief Justice Deborah Todd and Justices Kevin Dougherty, Sallie Updyke Mundy and Daniel McCaffery. Justices David Wecht and Kevin Brobson dissented in separate Opinions.
Anyone wishing to review a copy of the Majority Opinion for this decision may click this LINK.
Justice Christine Donohue authored the Opinion and was joined by Chief Justice Deborah Todd and Justices Kevin Dougherty, Sallie Updyke Mundy and Daniel McCaffery. Justices David Wecht and Kevin Brobson dissented in separate Opinions.
Anyone wishing to review a copy of the Majority Opinion for this decision may click this LINK.
Justice Wecht's Dissenting Opinion can be viewed HERE.
Justice Brobson's Dissenting Opinion can be viewed HERE.
Source: Article – “Pa. High Court Rejects Years of Precedent Barring Recovery of Benefits For Workers Who Died From Work-Related Injuries,” By Riley Brennan The Legal Intelligencer (May 30, 2025).
Source: Article – “Pa. High Court Rejects Years of Precedent Barring Recovery of Benefits For Workers Who Died From Work-Related Injuries,” By Riley Brennan The Legal Intelligencer (May 30, 2025).
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