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N & J EXCAVATING, ET AL. v. DUSTIN SHELOR
Worker’s compensation — Permanent total disability — Sufficiency of evidence This case arises out of a workers’ compensation claim filed by Dustin Shelor, appellee, against his employer, N&J Excavating, appellant. N&J Excavating’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, NGM Insurance Company, is also an appellant. 1 On December 27, 2013, Shelor suffered an accident[...]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND v. CLARK VAN LEER
Worker’s compensation — Loss of consortium — Effect of civil settlement This case arises from a workers’ compensation claim filed by Clark Van Leer (“Van Leer”), appellant, and a subsequent petition for judicial review filed by Montgomery County, Maryland (“the County”). Read the opinion
BRUCE ELLIOTT v. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND
Worker’s compensation — Retired police officer — Hypertension Appellant Bruce Elliott was a police officer with Prince George’s County, Maryland (the “County”) for twenty years. He retired in 1992. Approximately nineteen years later, Mr. Elliot was diagnosed with hypertension. The diagnosis prompted him to file a claim with the Workers’ Compensation Commission (the “Com[...]
CHARLENE MORTON-WALLACE v. STELLA MARIS, et al.
Worker’s compensation — Statute of limitations — Impairment ratings report Charlene Morton-Wallace (hereinafter “Appellant”) filed a workers’ compensation claim against Stella Maris, her employer, and Mercy Medical Center, the insurer, (collectively “Appellees”) for an injury that occurred on July 12, 2005. The Workers’ Compensation Commission (hereinafter “the Comm[...]
ALLEN B. SIMMONS v. ROCKWELL COLLINS, ET AL
Worker’s compensation — Failure to make payments — Imposition of fine Under section 9-728 of the Labor and Employment Article (“LE”) of the Maryland Code (1991, 2016 Repl. Vol.), if an employer or its insurer does not begin to make payments of a workers’ compensation award within a specified period of time, the Workers’ Compensation […]
KEVIN MIDDLETON v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Worker’s compensation — Withdrawal of claim — Statute of limitations On February 3, 2011, appellant Kevin Middleton was employed as a teacher by the Board of Education of Montgomery County (the “County”) when he slipped on ice and fell, injuring his neck. After Middleton filed a workers’ compensation claim, the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (“Commission”) [...]
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND v. KEVIN MIDDLETON
Workers compensation — Temporary disability benefits — Statute of limitations The issue in this judicial review proceeding is whether the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred when it entered an order awarding Kevin Middleton temporary total disability benefits for his period of convalescence after surgery to alleviate the effects of a work-related injury. Mr. Middleton’s employer[...]
B. W. HOVERMILL CO., INC., ET AL. v. STEVEN JAMESON
Workers’ compensation — Permanent total disability — Sufficiency of evidence On January 28, 2016, Steven Jameson, appellee, filed a workers’ compensation claim against his employer, B. W. Hovermill Co., Inc. and its insurer, Builders Mutual Insurance Co., appellants (collectively “Hovermill”). Mr. Jameson asserted that he had injured his left shoulder on August 5, 2015 whil[...]
THOMAS R. BROWN v. WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION
Worker’s compensation — Permanent partial disability — Statute of limitations The Workers’ Compensation Commission denied Thomas R. Brown’s claim for permanent partial disability benefits on the basis that it was time-barred. He filed a petition for judicial review. The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, the Honorable Sean D. Wallace, presiding, affirmed the Commissi[...]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND v. TIMOTHY O. JACKSON
Worker’s compensation — Expert opinion — Causation Montgomery County challenges a 2016 decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission to authorize medical treatment for Timothy O. Jackson, following a 2011 workplace injury for which Jackson was previously awarded permanent partial disability. The County contends that the Commission’s decision to authorize the medical treatm[...]
SAMUEL A. LYONS v. CHESAPEAKE SPICE COMPANY, et al
Worker’s compensation — Request for modification — Worsening of condition Samuel Lyons, appellant, is a former employee of Chesapeake Spice Company (“Chesapeake Spice”), appellee. On February 8, 2011, Mr. Lyons experienced a workrelated injury. After a hearing with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the Commission”) in April 2013, Mr. Lyons received an init[...]
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND v. MIGUEL GARCIA HERRERA, et al.
Worker’s compensation — Statutory employer — Uninsured Employers’ Fund This appeal arises from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County’s dismissal of a petition for judicial review from appellant, Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, Maryland (‘‘HOC’’). The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (‘‘Commission’’) found that HOC was th[...]
