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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Stuart Anderson v. Pro Football Inc. et al. DC Compensation Review Board No. 20-000024 Decided: October 12, 2023 Applying the manifestation rule, the Claimant’s claim was barred by one year limitations, and limitations were not tolled because the Employer had no notice of injury and therefore no duty… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary En & Sh Props. v. Gristo Virginia Court of Appeals 2023 Va. App. LEXIS 716 Decided: October 24, 2023 Claim was not barred for employee misconduct for violation of a safety rule because the Employer failed to meet its burden of proving the existence of a safety rule that… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES West Virginia Case Summary Hood v. Lincare Holdings, Inc. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia September 2023 term, No. 21-0754 Decided: November 9, 2023 The factfinder (Board of Review) has discretion to use the increased-risk test when deciding whether an employee sustained a compensable injury while the employee was engaged in… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Charter v. Lehigh Valley Health Network (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 1152 C.D. 2022 Decided: September 22, 2023 A claimant will not be entitled to litigation costs where he/she does not prevail on a contested issue. Background The claimant sustained a work injury on September 15, 2020, and… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association v. Cree Appellate Court of Maryland 2023 Md. App. Decided: September 6, 2023 Because the last injurious exposure rule in Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-502(b) does not apply to occupational hearing loss cases as set out in § 9-505(b), when allocating liability among… read more