Advance Auto and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America v. Brenda Lee Craft

CHAFIN, Judge.

Advance Auto and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America (referred to collectively as “the employer”) appeal a decision of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the commission”) awarding Brenda Lee Craft (“Craft”) benefits for cervical and thoracic spinal injuries resulting from an accident at work. On appeal, the employer argues that the commission erred by concluding that Craft’s claim for benefits was not barred by the principles of res judicata outlined in Starbucks Coffee Co. v. Shy, 61 Va.App. 229, 734 S.E.2d 683 (2012). The employer also contends that the…