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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

SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE MD LEGISLATIVE UPDATES 2022 Legislative Session ends with regulatory changes, but two failed pieces of legislation While no legislation was passed in the Workers’ Compensation area, some proposed legislation shows interesting issues that the legislature is considering: – SB0010-A: Workers’ Compensation Occupational Disease Presumption regarding COVID-19 – HB614/HB628: bill regarding compensation and… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Lapsley v. Township of Sparta New Jersey Supreme Court 249 N.J. 427 (2022) Decided: January 18, 2022 New Jersey Supreme Court extends the exclusive remedy provision in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act to injuries that occurred in non-designated parking lot finding “premise rule” is meant to be liberally construed…. read more