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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Elite Care, RX, LLC v. Premier Comp Solutions Superior Court of Pennsylvania No. 1144 WDA 2020 Decided: May 23, 2023 Non-providers that allege wrongfully denied medical bills may pursue an action against the workers’ compensation insurance carrier in the Court of Common Pleas. Background Elite Care was a billing… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Rankin v. Go Mart Inc. Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA02000037598 Decided May 26, 2023 When a convenience store clerk clocked out, played the lottery, and used the restroom, she was still in the course of employment when she subsequently fell. Background Claimant worked as a clerk at a gas… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Solid Waste Services, Inc. v. St. Luke’s Hospital (Bureau of Workers’ Compensation) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 69 C.D. 2022 Decided: April 25, 2023 It remains an unanswered question whether the Protz decision renders the trauma billing exception an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority. Background Following a significant work… read more

SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATES Maryland Legislative Update Maryland legislature passes a bill expanding the existing law to allow 25% of Workers’ Compensation benefits to be garnished to pay unpaid of past-due child support. Maryland General Assembly 2023 Session House Bill 800 Under current law, 25% of net recovery on a claim for personal injury is subject… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Abu Jalloh v. S.W. Rodgers Court of Appeals of Virginia 0920-22-4 Decided April 4, 2023 A “good faith effort” to provide a panel of physicians, which included providing copies of a panel list to claimant’s wife at his home, was insufficient to satisfy the employer’s requirement of providing a… read more