In an unusual case in which a surviving spouse claimed that her husband’s death from a heart attack had been caused by his three-week exposure to radar beams at work,...
Virginia Widow Loses Death From Radar Beams Claim Virginia Widow Loses Death From Radar Beams ClaimConstruing N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(6), which defines “injury” to mean “only injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment” [emphasis added], the Court of...
NC Court Construes State’s “Injury by Accident” Requirement NC Court Construes State’s “Injury by Accident” RequirementReversing an earlier decision of the state’s Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that the phrase “injury by accident” linked two discrete concepts—an injury and an accident—that...
Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Lower Court's Attempt to Clarify "Sudden Mechanical or Structural Change" Rule Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Lower Court's Attempt to Clarify "Sudden Mechanical or Structural Change" RuleA Virginia appellate court, affirming a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission, held that a claimant need only prove her accident caused one “sudden mechanical or structural change” to...
Virginia Court Clarifies “Sudden Mechanical or Structural Change” Requirement Virginia Court Clarifies “Sudden Mechanical or Structural Change” Requirement