Alexandria City Public Schools v. Handel

PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, Mims, Powell, Kelsey, and McCullough, JJ., and Koontz, S.J. ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 190957 JUSTICE WILLIAM C. MIMS October 15, 2020 KERRI HANDEL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly defined and applied the legal standard for determining whether a workers’ compensation claimant suffered a compensable “injury by accident” to her shoulder. 1 I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW Kerri Handel was a math teacher at T.C. Williams High School in the City…