Where a workers’ compensation claimant failed to appeal a determination which didn’t address payments for ongoing treatment of a compensable injury, his claims were barred by res judicata. The Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed a finding of the Workers Compensation ...

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A man who suffered multiple injuries in a work-related fall from a tree in 2014 saw his claim for medical benefits for a foot condition denied by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, or VWCC. The commission found “no causal connection ...

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Where claimant fell from a tree in a work-related accident, suffering multiple injuries, the Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly determined that there was no causal connection between appellant’s work related injuries and the left foot condition for which he sought surgery. ...

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Type of action: Workers’ compensation Injuries alleged: Broken right leg, left knee and back Name of case: Kelei v. Metalsa Automotive Court: Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Tried before: Mediation Name of judge or mediator: William Dudley Date resolved: 10/5/2021 Special ...

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Type of action: Workers’ compensation Injuries alleged: COVID-19 “long hauler” symptoms, including brain injury Name of case: Lupold v. Northern Virginia Community Hospital LLC Court: Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Case no.: VA00001726849 Date resolved: 7/16/2021 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: ...

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An employee who was in a head-on collision while driving to a work assignment did not face any greater risk than others on the highway, and the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission made the correct call when it held that the ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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