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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Gleason v. Alfred I. Dupont Hosp. for Children & Nemours Found. Superior Court of Pennsylvania No. 1757 EDA 2021 Decided: August 29, 2022 A workers’ compensation insurer cannot dispute the allocation of funds relative to a third party negligence and loss of consortium lawsuit when it did not offer… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Patrick Spevak v. Montgomery County, Maryland No., 44, September Term 2021, In the Court of Appeals Filed: August 15, 2022 The Court of Appeals held that permanent partial disability benefits and government service-connected total disability retirement benefits are “similar benefits” under Md. Code (1991, 2016 Repl. Vol., 2021 Supp.),… read more

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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARY Ralph Martin Construction and Lackawanna American Insurance Co., v. Miguel Castaneda-Escobar (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 341 C.D. 2021 Decided: August 1, 2022 While the Act requires payment for orthopedic appliances, an employer is not obligated to contribute to the purchase of a new home, even if the… read more