Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1997No. 95-AA-1749PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EILPERIN, Associate Judge:
This is a petition for review that deals with an issue endemic to workers’ compensation statutes — how to deal with the problem of a worker’s successive injuries, one incurred on the employer’s watch, the other not. More particularly this case raises the question at what point and with what clarity must the employer become aware of the worker’s preexisting injury for the employer to limit his workers’ compensation liability — must that injury be manifest at the time the employee is hired, or under a more relaxed standard, at any time prior to the work-related…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The C & P Telephone Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Cargill, Inc. And Northwest National Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- The American Ship Building Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor Samuel C. LoganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- C.G. Willis, Inc., and Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Director of Workers' Compensation Programs v. BerkstresserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Clark v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- King v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Georgetown University v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Mergentime Perini v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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