Pippins v. Transportation District Commission

By Judge Junius P. Fulton, III

This matter previously came before the Court for hearing on the Defendant’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint. At a hearing on September 5, 2012, the Defendant’s Demurrer was sustained, and the Complainant was granted leave to amend. Subsequently, on September 7, 2012, the Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint was filed, with the Defendant’s Demurrer to the Amended Complaint following.

The defendant alleges that the plaintiff’s cause of action is “precluded by the exclusivity provision contained in the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act,” which states that, for all claims…