SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Lewis v. City of Phila. No. 362 C.D. 2024 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Decided: August 11, 2025 Claimants who execute a stipulation relative to a physical work injury are not necessarily precluded from later expanding the diagnosis to include a psychological component where the
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Inova Healty Sys. v. Nha-Uyen Nguyen No. 0906-24-1 Court of Appeals of Virginia Decided: August 12, 2025 Claimant’s exposure to inappropriate sexual advances by a patient is compensable as a “sudden or unexpected shock or fright.” Background Claimant worked as an ultrasound technologist at
Automation to the Petition for Medical Treatment (PMT) Program Starting September 26, 2025 The PMT Program addresses cases in which an authorized treating physician has recommended treatment for a condition or body part that has already been approved by the Commission. New automation within the program is designed to speed
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Gilbert v. S. Whitehall Twp. (WCAB) No. 650 C.D. 2024 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Decided: June 12, 2025 Even if a claimant’s firefighting-related cancer manifests within 600 weeks of the last day of exposure, the claimant must still file a Claim Petition within three
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Steets v. Celebration Fireworks (WCAB) No. 3 MAP 2024 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Decided: May 30, 2025 When a claimant dies as a result of a work injury while adjudicating a claim for specific loss benefits, the entire balance of that specific loss award
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Vola v. City of Northfield No. A1627-23 Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Decided: May 14, 2025 When a petitioner sustains injuries in an employer-authorized vehicle in transit to an employer-authorized job site, the petitioner may be acting within the scope of
