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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Howard v. WMATA Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA02000038634 Decided July 19, 2023 When a Metro employee was injured while riding a Metro bus from a depot to the first stop of the day, he was in the course of his employment and his accident was compensable. Background Claimant worked… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary LaPrince v. Comcast Corp. DC CRB No. 23-013 Decided May 18, 2023. DC Code §32-1505(b) bars entitlement to additional payment of TTD and PPD scheduled member benefits where Claimant sought payment of those benefits more than three years after the last payment of compensation. Background Claimant sustained a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES West Virginia Case Summary Thompson v. Western Construction, Inc. Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia No. 23-ICA-26 Decided June 15, 2023 A claimant, despite being terminated, is eligible for a higher compensation rate provided by West Virginia Code §23-4-6(e)(2) because the term “employee” in the statute includes individuals injured while employed,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Barnes v. School District of Philadelphia (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 55 C.D. 2022 Decided: June 26, 2023 When a Claimant sustains two separate work injuries for two separate employers and recovers from the first injury, the Claimant is still entitled to concurrent indemnity benefits if the second… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Virginia Case Summary Kpakio v. Sentara Healthcare Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA00001762083 Decided June 8, 2023 When a Claimant lost the tips of his middle finger and ring finger, and his treatment and surgeries were confined to those fingers, it was appropriate to rate only the fingers for disability rather than the… read more