Legal Opinion
Porter v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 27, 1993No. 92-AA-259PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
Petitioner Collis Porter seeks review of the denial by the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) of her claim for disability compensation under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act of 1979, as amended, D.C.Code § 36-301 et seq. (1988). Petitioner was struck by a gurney (a wheeled cot or stretcher) while performing her duties as a nursing assistant at George Washington University Hospital. Following an evidentiary hearing, the DOES hearing examiner found that petitioner’s resulting physical injury had been treated successfully and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dell v. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- McGarrah v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1983
- Spartin v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- King v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by9 opinions
- McCamey v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Landesberg v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Muhammad v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
- Sturgis v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Ramey v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
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