Legal Opinion
Short v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1998No. 97-AA-1504PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Senior Judge:
In an August 15, 1997 decision, the Director of the Department of Employment Services (“Director”) affirmed a Hearing Examiner’s compensation order denying Stephen Short a modification of benefits. Mr. Short appealed, contending: (1) that the Hearing Examiner did not accord the proper weight to the treating physicians’ testimony; and (2) that the Hearing Examiner failed to apply the statutory presumption that the injury comes under the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act, D.C.Code § 36-301, et seg. (1997) (“the Act”). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wallace v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Ferreira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Stutsman v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Oubre v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Henderson v. Snider Bros., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Kidd International Home Care, Inc. v. PrinceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Nathalia L. Brown v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Potomac Electrical Power CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
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