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Summary judgment reversed: ’300 week’ standard not applicable in asbestos cases

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo
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HARRISBURG Pa. (Legal Newsline) – A Pennsylvania appeals court has reversed a summary judgment order for an electricity company on the grounds that the Workers’ Compensation Act’s “300 week” requirement does not apply to mesothelioma cases.

Judge John Musmanno delivered the opinion in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Judges Jacqueline Shogan and Cheryl Allen concurred.

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