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IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Seven Stars Farm, Inc., Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Griffiths), Respondent BEFORE: : : : : No. 990 C.D. 2007 : Submitted: September 14, 2007 : : :

HONORABLE BERNARD L. McGINLEY, Judge HONORABLE DAN PELLEGRINI, Judge HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, Judge FILED: November 8, 2007

OPINION BY JUDGE PELLEGRINI

Seven Stars Farm, Inc. (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting David Griffith's (Claimant) penalty petition because Employer's insurance carrier, Laundry Owners Mutual Liability Insurance Company (Carrier), failed to pay his bills for reasonable and necessary medical treatment even though they were not submitted on the proper forms.

On August 21, 2000, Claimant sustained a catastrophic work injury that made him a quadriplegic. On February 18, 2003, he filed a penalty petition alleging that Employer violated the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act (Act)1 by failing to pay for reasonable and necessary medical treatment

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