Rodrigues-Novo v. Recchi America, Inc.

We have been asked in this case to determine whether, under the provisions of the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act, the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority (hereinafter “WMATA”) was a “statutory employer” of Joao Rodrigues-Novo and, thus, immune from tort liability. This case comes to us by a Certified Question from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code, §§ 12-601 through 12-613 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (1974, 2002 Repl.Vol.), 1 and Maryland Rule 8-305. 2 In the…