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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Rankin v. Go Mart Inc. Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA02000037598 Decided May 26, 2023 When a convenience store clerk clocked out, played the lottery, and used the restroom, she was still in the course of employment when she subsequently fell. Background Claimant worked as a clerk at a gas… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Norman v. Leonard’s Express, Inc. United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia No. 7:22cv00096 Decided: April 21, 2023 Court excludes life care expert report because it impermissibly rendered medical opinions. Background Plaintiff, Yvette Norman, was involved in a serious motor vehicle collision with Julian Kaczor, who… read more

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

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