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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY United Parcel Service, et al. v. David Strothers In the Court of Special Appeals Filed: February 4, 2022 Establishing a hernia claim only requires a preponderance of the evidence, the same standard of proof as in other occupational disease claims. Background Claimant sustained an abdominal injury while using a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Johnson v. General Dynamics Corp. Virginia Court of Appeals No. 0645-21-3 Decided: March 8, 2022 The first-aid doctrine does not allow a compensable consequence injury when the first injury was non-compensable, nor when the Claim for Benefits did not specifically include the negligent first-aid injury. Background Claimant’s wife brought… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Humans & Res., LLC v. Firstline Nat’l Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 20-2152-KSM Decided: March 4, 2022 In connection with a COVID-19 business interruption claim, Court precludes Plaintiff’s legal expert, rejects Plaintiff’s assertion of the reasonable expectations doctrine, and enters summary… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Kim v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court 7 C.D. 2020, 2022 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 16 Decided: February 9, 2022 Where the Commonwealth is a party, any defendant may object to venue under the Sovereign Immunity Act. Background This case was brought by husband and wife Plaintiffs in Philadelphia… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY MD CASE SUMMARY Ross v. Chopra United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 248013 Decided: December 28, 2021 District Court for the District of Maryland holds that Plaintiff who did not designate an expert to testify to the cause of her emotional distress may not recover… read more