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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Caesar v. Westchester Corp. District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 21-CV-0357 Decided: August 18, 2022 Where monetary damages in the amount of an injury will not adequately compensate a plaintiff, additional permanent injunction may be appropriate. Background In February of 2014, a longtime resident of an apartment complex,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARIES Rife v. Tractor Supply Co. United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia No. 1:21CV00016, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125672 Decided: July 15, 2022 Federal Court grants Motion for summary judgment in dog food slip and fall case. Background Plaintiff, John Rife, and his son visited Tractor… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARY Ralph Martin Construction and Lackawanna American Insurance Co., v. Miguel Castaneda-Escobar (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 341 C.D. 2021 Decided: August 1, 2022 While the Act requires payment for orthopedic appliances, an employer is not obligated to contribute to the purchase of a new home, even if the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Conley v. Trumbull Insurance Company and Mars Supermarkets, Inc. In the Court of Special Appeals- Unreported Filed: July 18, 2022 The carrier does not waive its right to recoup its lien in a related third party action when the carrier does not expressly preserve its statutory lien in the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Helen Reese v. Stonebridge Hospitality DC Court of Appeals No. 20-AA-0523 Decided: August 1, 2022 In order to secure penalties after a delay of benefits through temporary controversion, a Claimant must produce some pretext or bad faith, and it is not simply enough to show that the Employer lacked… read more