Tag: timeliness

Oct 5, 2021

West Virginia Court Stresses Six-Month Statute of Limitations is Strictly Construed

W. Va. Code 23-4-15(a), which requires workers’ compensation claims to be filed within six months from and after the date of injury or death, as the case may be, is...

West Virginia Court Stresses Six-Month Statute of Limitations is Strictly Construed West Virginia Court Stresses Six-Month Statute of Limitations is Strictly Construed
May 22, 2020

Washington Court Says Proof of Service Need Not Be Filed Within 30-Day Time Frame

A Washington state appellate court held that with regard to an employee’s appeal from a decision of the state’s Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, while the clear language of Wash....

Washington Court Says Proof of Service Need Not Be Filed Within 30-Day Time Frame Washington Court Says Proof of Service Need Not Be Filed Within 30-Day Time Frame
Jun 23, 2015

Maryland: Electronic Submission of Claim Does Not Toll Statute of Limitations

In Hranicka v. Chesapeake Surgical, Ltd., 2015 Md. LEXIS 413 (June 18, 2015), the Court of Appeals of Maryland held that an employee’s claim was time-barred under Md. Code Ann.,...

Maryland: Electronic Submission of Claim Does Not Toll Statute of Limitations Maryland: Electronic Submission of Claim Does Not Toll Statute of Limitations