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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

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

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

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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Kegley v. Hot-Rock Haulers, LLC Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA02000037886 Decided January 25, 2023 A truck driver was not in the course and scope of employment when he was assaulted by other drivers in a road rage incident. Background Claimant drove a tractor trailer, which had a large blind… read more