Legal Opinion
Wainwright v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided September 25, 2007No. 1129061PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENTS, Judge.
Robert B. Wainwright (claimant) appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) denying his claim for temporary disability benefits. Claimant contends the commission erred in finding he abandoned his claim and in concluding the two-year statute of limitations contained in Code § 65.2-601 barred his claim. We agree with claimant and, therefore, reverse the commission’s judgment and remand this matter to the commission for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
The relevant facts and procedural posture of this case are not in dispute. While working for Newport…
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