Where claimant does not challenge the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s ruling that his allergy symptoms were not causally connected to his workplace accident but instead seeks to have employer and its insurer pay him $2 million and punitive damages, the ...

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Where claimant injured his hip when he ducked under a closing garage bay door and dragged his foot on an inclined portion of the floor, there was “a causal connection between the conditions under which the work was required to ...

Tagged with: Judge Richard Y. AtLee Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

Type of action: Workers’ compensation Court: Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $5,300,000 Date of settlement: 2021 Attorney for plaintiff: Stephen T. Harper, Richmond Description of case: Claimant suffered a slip and fall at work in 2014. ...

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We affirm the Court of Appeals’ determination that claimant was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, even though the court used an incorrect analysis to reach its conclusion. The appeals court ruled that claimant’s injury occurred during a four-hour period, and ...

Tagged with: Justice Cleo E. Powell Supreme Court of Virginia Workers' Compensation

The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly determined that claimant had a pre-existing condition that affected her ability to use her hip. Further, the commission correctly determined that although her treating physician opined that she had a 50 percent disability, she ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert P. Frank Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

Where claimant crushed her hand between the walk-behind fork truck she was operating and a metal crate, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly affirmed the deputy commissioner’s decision to approve claimant’s application for benefits. The employer did not prove that ...

Tagged with: Judge Marla Graff Decker Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

Type of action: Workers’ compensation Injuries alleged: Torn ACL donor skin graft Date resolved: 7/1/2021 Amount: $120,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Richard Talbot and Geoff McDonald, Richmond Description of case: On May 13, 2019, the claimant was violently assaulted ...

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Type of action: Workers’ compensation Injuries alleged: Electrocution with amputation of right hand and partial left foot and deformity of left hand Name of case: Espinoza v. AFA Painting and Home Improvements LLC Court: Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Case no.: ...

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Where claimant was injured when she fell while walking from a parking area to her workplace, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly awarded her temporary total disability benefits after determining that she sustained an injury by accident in the course ...

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The Workers’ Compensation Appellate Commission correctly interpreted its rules to require reasonable notice when requesting attorney’s fees from a health care provider. As determined in Marks v. Henrico Doctors’ Hospital/HCA, ___ Va. App. ___ (June 29, 2021), although the relevant ...

Tagged with: Judge Wesley G. Russell Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation