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SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE DC Passes Emergency Legislation for Workers’ Comp ‘Parity’ Resolution Lawmakers introduced a Resolution, which proposes to amend DC workers’ compensation so that a claimant may receive benefits under the DC comp system even if they have already received benefits in a different jurisdiction. Up until now, the Act has been strictly interpreted… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Bryant v. Leidos Holdings, Inc. Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA02000032924 Decided: September 9, 2022 Background Claimant lived in Virginia, and was hired by Leidos Holdings – a publicly traded subsidiary of Lockheed Martin – to service a client in Maryland. Claimant commuted from his Virginia home to a Maryland… read more

TT&H Attorneys Marc Aoun and Danielle Vols recently won a Modification Petition and a Suspension Petition in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Court concluded that Employer met its burden of proof that Claimant failed to follow-up in good faith with a job offer, which was within Claimant’s residual work-related restrictions. This claim involved an accepted injury to… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Cannon v. Watermark Ret. Cmtys., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Nos. 21-7-67, 21-7096, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 21731 Decided: August 5, 2022 D.C. Circuit Court denies nursing homes’ PREP Act appeals. Background The subject ruling addressed consolidated appeals from two cases filed with… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES DiDomizio v. Jefferson Pulmonary Assocs. Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1999 EDA 2021, 2022 Pa. Super 126 Decided: August 2, 2022 Discovery rule prevented entry of summary judgment for Defendant based upon the statute of limitations. Background Plaintiff brought this medical malpractice case against Defendant for misdiagnosing and delaying her… read more