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June 02, 2022
eNotes: Liability – June 2022 – Washington, DC
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Vantage Commodities Fin. Servs. I, LLC v. Assured Risk Transfer PCC United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 31 F.4th 800 Decided: April 22, 2022 Economic loss doctrine bars claims of negligence when claimant seeks to recover purely economic losses. Background An insurance broker was… read more
June 02, 2022
eNotes: Liability – June 2022 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Riddick v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 2:21cv297 Decided: April 20, 2022 Individuals must connect industry experience to specialized knowledge and specific scientific principles to qualify as expert witnesses. Background Plaintiff Raymond Riddick, in his capacity as a UPS… read more
May 25, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – May 2022 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Joanne DeSue v. Bank of America (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 151 C.D. 2021 Decided: April 21, 2022 An expert who disputed the existence of a work-related injury, which was deemed admitted and accepted by operation of law due to an untimely filed Answer, was incompetent to testify… read more
May 25, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – May 2022 – Maryland
SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE MD LEGISLATIVE UPDATES 2022 Legislative Session ends with regulatory changes, but two failed pieces of legislation While no legislation was passed in the Workers’ Compensation area, some proposed legislation shows interesting issues that the legislature is considering: – SB0010-A: Workers’ Compensation Occupational Disease Presumption regarding COVID-19 – HB614/HB628: bill regarding compensation and… read more
May 25, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – May 2022 – New Jersey
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Lapsley v. Township of Sparta New Jersey Supreme Court 249 N.J. 427 (2022) Decided: January 18, 2022 New Jersey Supreme Court extends the exclusive remedy provision in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act to injuries that occurred in non-designated parking lot finding “premise rule” is meant to be liberally construed…. read more