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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Williams v. Rajesh & Sadhna, LLC District of Columbia Court of Appeals Nos. 21-CV-408 & 21-CV-418 Decided: December 22, 2022 Plaintiff must exhaust all administrative remedies before challenging a construction permit in D.C. Superior Court. Background Plaintiff Desiree Williams resided in the top floor of a building in… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Arch Ins. Co. v. FVCbank Virginia Supreme Court No. 211050 Decided: December 29, 2022 When a company obtains a right through subrogation, it is placed in the position of its subrogor and can have no greater rights than those of the subrogor. Background Dominion Mechanical Contractors is a subcontracting… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Kratz v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania 2022 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 527, 2022 WL 17332418 Decided: November 30, 2022 Commonwealth Court defers on creating a “sexual assault” exception to the test applicable for a physical/mental injury. Background The Claimant was a nurse… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary United Parcel Service, et al. v. David Strothers Maryland Court of Appeals 253 Md. App. 708 Decided December 2022 The standard of proof required to establish a compensable hernia claim is the same “preponderance of evidence” standard as in other occupational disease claims, and the inclusion of the phrase… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Reader v. Prince William County Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA00001896452 Decided December, 2022 A firefighter was not entitled to the COVID-19 presumption under 65.2-402 because he did not have a positive test, even when he received a COVID-19 diagnosis Background Claimant was a lieutenant at a fire station. He… read more