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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Owens v. SJ Retail Services, Inc. (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 182 C.D. 2022 Decided: February 16, 2023 A Claimant who left her workspace to continue an argument with a customer was not in the course and scope of employment at the time of her injury. Background A… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Hughes-Turner v. Supercuts, Inc. DC Compensation Review Board CRB no. 20-025(R) February 3, 2023 The plain meaning of D.C. Code § 32-1505(b), which caps TTD and PPD benefits at 500 weeks, unambiguously applies in aggregate to both TTD and Non-Schedule PPD benefits. Background Claimant was paid 117.5 weeks… 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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES West Virginia Case Summary Duff v. Kanawha County Commission Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia No. 22-ICA-10 Decided: December 9, 2022 Examining physicians must examine all relevant information available to them and clearly identify in their reports what they have examined and considered and how they have arrived at their conclusions… read more

TTH Attorneys Mark Powell and Louis Long successfully persuaded the Commonwealth Court to affirm a decision confining a work-related injury to a minor contusion which fully resolved in less than seven months. The Claimant alleged that the injury was far more extensive, including aggravation of pre-existing conditions, a right brachial plexus injury, and complex regional… read more