Legal Opinion
Henrico County School Board v. Bohle
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided July 7, 1992No. Record No. 0781-90-2PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLIS, J.
Sharon J. Bohle was injured in a job-related accident for which her employer, Henrico County School Board, accepted workers’ compensation liability. The Workers’ Compensation Commission* entered an appropriate award. Thereafter, Ms. Bohle recovered $1,100,000 from the third-party tortfeasor who caused her job-related injuries. In doing so, she incurred attorney’s fees of $275,000 (twenty-five percent) and expenses of $4,911.24.
Prior to the third-party settlement, the employer had paid $514,545.34 in benefits, for which it claimed a lien. Upon disbursement of the third-party…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. BowerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
- James v. Arlington County Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
3Cited by7 opinions
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