Legal Opinion
Corporate Resource Management, Inc. v. Southers
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided June 12, 2007No. Record 2694-06-2PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D. ARTHUR KELSEY, Judge.
Corporate Resource Management, Inc. (CRM) appeals an award of the Workers’ Compensation Commission to Lourenda Southers for an injury to the C5-6 facet joint of her cervical spine. Relying on Code § 65.2-601’s two-year statute of limitations, CRM claims the commission had no jurisdiction to award compensation for a neck injury because the only timely claim asserted by Southers identified her injury as a “contusion to the left shoulder.” We agree and reverse the commission’s award.
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In 2003, Southers fell down some steps and landed on her left shoulder. Represented by…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Amy v. WatertownSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Winston v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- J.D. Hamilton v. 1st Source BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Barksdale v. H.O. Engen, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1977
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