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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

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

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

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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Joanne DeSue v. Bank of America (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 151 C.D. 2021 Decided: April 21, 2022 An expert who disputed the existence of a work-related injury, which was deemed admitted and accepted by operation of law due to an untimely filed Answer, was incompetent to testify… read more