Legal Opinion
Oubre v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 1993No. 90-AA-733PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Associate Judge:
This case arises under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act, D.C.Code §§ 36-301 to -345 (1988) (the Act). Petitioner, Jerome Oubre, seeks review of a decision of the Department of Employment Services (DOES) reversing and setting aside a portion of a compensation award as determined by a hearing examiner. The Director of DOES reversed the examiner’s decision, concluding that the wage issue had been resolved conclusively in a prior proceeding involving the same accident and parties. Petitioner’s principal argument before this court is that res judi-cata…
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