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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorneys Marc Aoun and John Morgan recently prevailed before a Greater Philadelphia Area Workers’ Compensation Judge, terminating a claimant’s benefits while successfully defending the claimant’s attempt to expand her compensable injury. The claimant – a nurse – injured her shoulder at work, but eventually moved across the country to follow her… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Borrelli v. Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. (Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd.) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 188 C.D. 2024 Decided February 24, 2025 The doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel prohibit a claimant from expanding the description of a work injury beyond the description of injury contained in a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summaries Sutton v. Queen Anne’s Cnty. Comm’rs Appellate Court of Maryland 2025 WL 520605 Decided: February 18, 2025 The Commission did not err in denying an employee’s reimbursement claim for expenses related to driving to and from work in his personal vehicle. Background Claimant worked as a Queen Anne’s County… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Hot-Rock Haulers, LLC v. Kegley Court of Appeals of Virginia No. 2022-23-2 Decided: March 4, 2025 Claimant’s injuries sustained during assault by third party arose out of and in the course of employment Background The Claimant, a commercial truck driver, was hauling a load for delivery when a vehicle… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES West Virginia Case Summary Blackhawk Mining, LLC v. Banks Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia 2025 W. Va. App. LEXIS 24 Decided: Feb. 28, 2025 Decisions of the Board of Review are evaluated under the highly deferential “clearly wrong” and “arbitrary and capricious” standards pursuant to West Virginia Code § 23-5-12a(b)… read more