SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Keffer v. Colfax Corp. (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 1110 C.D. 2022 Decided: August 11, 2023 An employer is not obligated to notify a claimant of the date upon which the three-year statute of repose will expire. Background The Claimant sustained a work
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary In the Matter of Angela Scott Appellate Court of Maryland- Unreported Number 1042, September Term 2022 Decided: October 3, 2023 Background The Claimant filed issues for permanent partial and permanent total disability as a result of a compensable injury. Following a hearing, the WCC
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Pozadas v. Capital Iron Associates, LLC. Superior Court of New Jersey No. A-0162-22 Decided: October 30, 2023 Courts strictly decide coverage issues under N.J.S.A. 34:15-81, and an accident may be compensable where a petitioner deviates from a job route on an out-of-state motorcycle
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Stuart Anderson v. Pro Football Inc. et al. DC Compensation Review Board No. 20-000024 Decided: October 12, 2023 Applying the manifestation rule, the Claimant’s claim was barred by one year limitations, and limitations were not tolled because the Employer had no notice of
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary En & Sh Props. v. Gristo Virginia Court of Appeals 2023 Va. App. LEXIS 716 Decided: October 24, 2023 Claim was not barred for employee misconduct for violation of a safety rule because the Employer failed to meet its burden of proving the existence
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES West Virginia Case Summary Hood v. Lincare Holdings, Inc. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia September 2023 term, No. 21-0754 Decided: November 9, 2023 The factfinder (Board of Review) has discretion to use the increased-risk test when deciding whether an employee sustained a compensable injury while
