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May 26, 2023
TT&H Attorney Lacey Conn Wins Summary Judgment in D.C. Superior Court Premises Liability Action
TT&H Attorney Lacey Conn recently won summary judgment in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff alleged that a bathroom door fell off its hinges and landed on her, causing a rotator cuff tear that required surgical repair. The stall door had reportedly fallen off of the hinges approximately six months before… read more
May 25, 2023
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – May 2023 – Virginia
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
May 01, 2023
eNotes: Liability – May 2023 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summaries Covington Specialty Ins. Co. v. Omega Rest. & Bar, LLC United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55937, 2023 WL 2720805 Decided: March 30, 2023 An insurance company does not have a duty to defend their insured against a lawsuit claiming the… read more
April 17, 2023
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2023 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Tyreese Haynes v. Food Lion #1451 Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA00001526899 Decided March 14, 2023 A CRPS diagnosis was upheld as compensable even without objective symptoms. Background Claimant sustained an injury when a 300 pound pallet jack crushed his right foot. After years of treatment and “odd neuralgia like… read more
April 02, 2023
eNotes: Liability – April 2023 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summaries Moore v. Progressive Universal Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41983 Decided: March 13, 2023 A tow truck driver can be covered by the insurance policy of the vehicle he is towing if he is injured while affixing the… read more