Legal Opinion
Bentt v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 2009No. 08-AA-110PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OBERLY, Associate Judge:
The Compensation Review Board of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services held that Lavern Bentt suffered an injury arising out of and in the course of her employment for which the exclusive remedy is provided by the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act, D.C.Code § 32-1504 (2001). We reverse.
I. Factual Background and Procedural History
This case is before us for a second time. In our earlier opinion, Georgetown University v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Employment Servs., 830 A.2d 865 (D.C.2003) (“Bentt I ”), we described the facts as…
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