Winter 2019Lynn McHale Fitzpatrick, a principal in F&P’s Herndon office, has received the distinction of being elected to the Fellows of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers class of 2019. The college honors attorneys, in the field of workers’ … [Read more...]
Welcoming New Commissioners
James R. Forrester Governor Hogan appointed James R. Forrester to the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission in July 2018. Commissioner Forrester received his undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon College. He later graduated from the University … [Read more...]
Calvo v. Montgomery County: Special Errand Exception Recap
Calvo v. Montgomery County, 459 Md. 315 (2018), a May 21, 2018 decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals, did not establish new law, but instead clarified the bounds of the law of the “special mission” or “errand” exception to the going and coming rule. … [Read more...]
Delaware Case Law Update: Roos Foods v. Magdalena Guardado, 153 A.2d 114 (Del. 2016) Termination of Temporary Total Disability Benefits for Undocumented Workers
In Delaware, an employer seeking to terminate a claimant’s temporary total disability benefits has the initial burden to demonstrate the claimant is no longer physically unable to work at any capacity. The burden then shifts to the claimant to prove if … [Read more...]
F&P Workers’ Comp Team Spotlight – Tony D. Villeral and James M. White
Tony D. Villeral joined Franklin & Prokopik as an associate attorney in April of 2016. He focuses his practice in both Maryland and D.C. workers’ compensation defense. Tony is a 2005 graduate of Chapman University in Orange, California. He received … [Read more...]