Shapiro & Duncan, Inc. v. Payne

On June 19, 2012, following a one-day bench trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, the circuit court affirmed the September 7, 2011 determination of the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, concluding that Appellee, Nicholas L. Payne, was entitled to receive compensation from his employer, Shapiro and Duncan, Inc., 1 for a work- related injury that occurred in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2010. In their timely filed appeal, the Appellants raise a single question for our review:

Did the circuit court err when it affirmed the Commission’s finding that appellee was a covered…