Rawley v. J.J. White, Inc.

RIDGELY, Justice:

Appellant, Foster Rawley, is an injured worker receiving workers’ compensation benefits. His employer agreed that a surgical procedure upon Rawley’s knee was compensable. During the time his employer was seeking documentation to support the amount charged by the hospital for a private room, Rawley demanded payment of the bill and then brought a Huffman claim 1 for liquidated damages and attorneys fees pursuant to 19 Del. C. 2357. 2 The Superior Court dismissed the complaint as untimely because Rawley had not petitioned the Industrial Accident Board (“IAB”) to resolve the…