Legal Opinion
Smigelski v. POTOMAC INSURANCE
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 10, 2008No. 52 Sept. Term, 2007PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENE, Judge.
This case arises from a workers’ compensation claim filed by Alejandro Garcia, a Virginia resident, who was employed by Andrew Smigelski, owner of a Virginia company, and was injured while performing work in Maryland. The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission awarded Alejandro Garcia benefits, but noted that as a result of his status as an illegal alien, 1 Smigelski’s workers’ compensation insurance policy would not cover the injury. On petition for judicial review, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County granted summary judgment to the insurance provider, Potomac Insurance…
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