Giant Food, Inc. v. Booker

In this workers’ compensation case appellants, Giant Food, Inc., and Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Company, ask us to find that the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County erred by denying their motion for judgment, and their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

It is undisputed that on December 15, 1998, appellee/claim-ant, Tivey L. Booker, was exposed to Freon gas while working as an employee at Giant Food. It is also undisputed that approximately fourteen months after his exposure, Booker was diagnosed with adult on-set asthma. What is disputed, however, is whether the accidental…