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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary In Re: Robert Butler Appellate Court of Maryland – Unreported Number 1700, September 2022 Term Decided: June 14, 2024 Background The Claimant, a driver of heavy vehicles, alleged he sustained either an occupational exposure to toxic fumes, or an accidental injury resulting in breathing problems, on February 10, 2019…. read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Juan Polanvo Urena v A&D Freight Logistics, LLC, et. al. NO. A-23-2-21 New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division Decided: July 29, 2024 Background The deceased owned and operated Triple Star Transport, LLC, that transported materials through A&D Container Logistics, LLC when he was involved in a work accident… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Rieger v. D.C. Dep’t of Emp. Servs. D.C. Court of Appeals No. 23-AA-0544, 2024 D.C. App. LEXIS 206 Decided: June 6, 2024 An injury that occurred before the start of the workday, while the employee was travelling on public sidewalk between two parts of an employer’s premises, may… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Hanover County, et al. v. Scott M. Moore Court of Appeals of Virginia No. 0715-23-2 Decided: July 9, 2024 Claimant’s Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm was “heart disease” and thus presumed compensable under Code § 65.2-402(B). Background In 2003, Claimant began working as a firefighter for Hanover County. In September 2021,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Turner v Lower Merion Sch. Dist. Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 119 Decided: May 10, 2024 Item temporarily affixed to real property did not qualify as exception to school district’s immunity. Background A high school student was participating in gym class when he was injured during a… read more