Blog Posts in 2020
Posted on Dec 10, 2020 By HMM
In Tyson Farms, Inc., et al. v. Uninsured Employers' Fund, the Claimant sustained an occupational disease of the lungs while working and residing on a chicken farm owned by Dai Nguyen. The ...
Continue reading "Case Update: Recent Court of Appeals Decision on Employment Relationship" »
Posted on Oct 29, 2020 By HMM
Claimants Cochran and Bowen were firefighters for Montgomery County for over thirty years. They both developed hearing loss from exposure to loud noises encountered repeatedly on the job. Bowen also ...
Continue reading "Case Update: Court of Appeals Holds Date of a Claimant's Retirement is the Time of Last Exposure to Industrial Noise" »
Posted on Sep 17, 2020 By HMM
In this case, Starlena Stevenson, a former occupant of a residence brought an action against the residence's owner and manager, Stanley Rochkind for negligence and violations of the Consumer ...
Continue reading "Case Update: Maryland Court of Appeals Adopts Daubert Standard for Admitting Expert Testimony in Rochkind v. Stevenson." »
Posted on Aug 28, 2020 By HMM
In Downer v. Baltimore County, the Claimant was employed as an emergency medical technician (EMT) for Baltimore County Fire Department when she sustained compensable injuries to her neck. The ...
Continue reading "Case Update: CSA clarifies meaning of "paramedic" for purposes of LE §9-628; holds that EMT's qualify as public safety employees entitled to enhanced PPD benefits." »
Posted on Jun 4, 2020 By HMM
Claimant filed a claim with the Commission alleging an inguinal hernia caused by repetitive lifting during his ten years of employment as a Montgomery County firefighter. After a hearing, the ...
Continue reading "Case Update: Claimant's hernia not compensable as an occupational disease under Maryland Workers' Compensation Act." »
Posted on May 29, 2020 By HMM
Bernard Collins, a volunteer firefighter, filed a workers' compensation claim for an alleged occupational disease of heart disease. The Employer and Insurer contested the claim. The Commission ...
Continue reading "Case Update: Court of Appeals finds that Employee's settlement of his claims does not extinguish dependents' claims for death benefits." »
Posted on Apr 9, 2020 By HMM
In Montgomery County v. Maloney, the Claimant, a Virginia resident and career firefighter for Montgomery County, at the request of his supervisor, volunteered to work at a two-day recruitment event ...
Continue reading "Case Update: CSA holds Circuit Court did not err in granting non-appealing party's request for an essential trial de novo and affirming that Claimant's injuries were compensable." »
Posted on Apr 9, 2020 By HMM
In Harford County v. Mitchell, the Claimant developed cardiovascular disease while working as a Deputy Sheriff for Harford County. In 2005, Claimant was awarded workers’ compensation benefits. ...
Continue reading "Case Update: CSA holds that a Claimant's salary at the time of his retirement shall be used to calculate the LE 9-503(e)(2) offset." »
Posted on Feb 11, 2020 By HMM
In Baltimore County v. Charles Ulrich, the Claimant, the Claimant, Charles Ulrich, suffered an accidental injury to his elbow while lifting a heavy trash can as a maintenance specialist in 2011. He ...
Continue reading "Case Update: Employer Has No Subrogation Claim Against Settlement Paid By Negligent Provider" »