Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Washington

In this case, the employer/appellant, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”), appeals a judgment from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County in favor of the employee/claimant, appellee, Robert Washington (“Washington”) stemming from a jury finding that he sustained a 64 percent disability and industrial loss of use as a result of an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. Clouding that award, WMATA says, are evidentiary problems regarding Washington’s post-injury termination and his earnings from his private business. For the following reasons, we…