Legal Opinion
Ball v. University of Maryland
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 6, 2001No. 490, Sept. Term, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN F. McAULIFFE, Judge,
retired, specially assigned.
We are here asked to determine the intent of the Legislature with respect to a provision in the Workers’ Compensation Law that requires an annual cost of living adjustment of benefits paid to persons with permanent total disability. We hold that cost of living adjustments mandated by Section 9-638 of the Labor and Employment Article, Maryland Code (1991, 1999 Repl.Vol), must be applied to cases of permanent total disability resulting from the combined effects of a subsequent injury 1 and a pre-existing impairment as well as those resulting…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Subsequent Injury Fund v. PackCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Giant Food, Inc. v. Department of Labor, Licensing & RegulationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
- Subsequent Injury Fund v. ChapmanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Subsequent Injury Fund v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. v. Subsequent Injury FundCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
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- Mayor of Baltimore City v. JohnsonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- Chaney Enterprises Ltd. Partnership v. WindsorCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- Bediako v. American Honda Finance Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 2012
- Schaffer v. Subsequent Injury FundCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2012