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June 28, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Brian Temme Tree Serv. v. Ecott Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 601 C.D. 2021, LEXIS 197 Decided: March 10, 2022 A WCJ may not opine on what constitutes an adequate IRE if no evidence is submitting addressing the IRE. Background Employer sought to alter the disability status of Claimant… read more
June 28, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – New Jersey
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assur. Co. v. N.J. Dep’t of Banking & Ins. New Jersey Superior Court 2022 N.J. Super. LEXIS 53 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 27, 2022). Decided: April 27, 2022 Section 20 of the Non-Admitted Insurers Act provides discretion to the Commissioner of the Department… read more
June 28, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – Washington, DC
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Latonya Lee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, et al. DC Court of Appeals No. 21-AA-0130 Decided: May 26, 2022 An injury occurred in the course of employment while being paid to walk from one work location to another to retrieve her personal vehicle, even when it was parked… read more
June 28, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Douglas v. Eastern Shore Rural Health Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA00001286118 Decided: April 13, 2022 The statute of limitations did not bar a claim when Claimant previously filled out Part A only, and the carrier paid benefits. Background Claimant filed a Claim for Benefits form which only included Part… read more
June 02, 2022
eNotes: Liability – June 2022 – Federal
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Gitelman v. Wilkinson United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53750 Decided: March 24, 2022 An injured party has no right to sue the insurer of an alleged tortfeasor unless a provision of the policy or statute creates such a right. Background… read more