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Average Weekly Wage

Welbon v.Baltimore Aircoil, IAB Hr’g No. 1501185 (Feb. 6, 2023)

Crouse v. Hy-Point Dairy Farms, Inc., 2015 WL 4485559 (Del. Super. Ct. July 22, 2015) (Stokes, J.) (Affirmed)

Kollock v. Allen Harim Foods, LLC, 2014 WL 5395759 (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 7, 2014) (Bradley, J.) (Affirmed)

Taylor v. Diamond State Port. Corp., 14 A.3d 536 (Del. 2011) (Reversed & Remanded)

Causation

White v. United Way of Del., IAB Hr’g No. 1498813 (Dec. 21, 2020)

Pugh v. New Castle County, IAB Hr’g No. 1354747 (Nov. 16, 2015)

Sniadowski v. Pulte Homes, IAB Hr’g No. 1208092 (Oct. 9, 2015)

D’Onofrio v. Bank of America, IAB Hr’g No. 1405900 (Oct. 3, 2014)

Reyes v. City of Wilmington, IAB Hr’g No. 1350709 (Sept. 4, 2014)

Redmon v. Wilgus Assocs., IAB Hr’g No. 1400998 (Sept. 2, 2014)

Immell v. Smitty McGee’s Raw Bar, IAB Hr’g No. 1384571 (Aug. 29, 2014)

Tedesco v. Bayhealth Med. Ctr., IAB Hr’g No. 1332545 (Aug. 25, 2014)

COVID-19

Fowler v. Perdue Farms, Inc., 2024 WL 3196775 (Del. 2024) (Affirmed)

Hudson v. Beebe Med. Ctr., S23A-10-002 NEP (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 3, 2024) (Primos, J.) (Affirmed)

Fowler v. Perdue Farms, Inc., K21A-01-002 NEP, (Del. Super. Ct. Mar. 16, 2022) (Primos, J.) (Reversed & Remanded)

Cacchioli v. Infinity Consult. Sols., IAB Hr’g No. 1501061 (Del Mar. 9, 2022)

Fowler v. Perdue Farms, Inc., IAB Hr’g No. 1501167 (Dec. 31, 2020)

Course & Scope

  • Altercations/Assaults

Alside Supply Ctr. v. Bottomely, C.A. No. N20A-07-002 JRJ (March 29, 2021) (Jurden, P.J.) (Affirmed)

Bottomley v. Alside Supply Center, IAB Hr’g No. 1475360 (June 20, 2019)

Phil A. Minion v. Feltons Mills & Atlas Van Lines, IAB Nos. 1421868 & 1418086 (Aug. 4, 2015)

James v. Diamond State Warehouse, IAB Hr’g No. 1377939 (Sept. 25, 2013)

  • Going & Coming Rule

State v. Gates, 2018 WL 6016840 (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 16, 2018) (Clark, J.)

State v. DeSantis, 2017 WL 4675765 (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 17, 2017) (Rocanelli, J.)

Cantwell v. Bunting & Murry Constr., 2015 WL 9302979 (Del. Super. Ct. Dec. 17, 2015) (Brady, J.)

Spellman v. Christiana Care Health Servs., 74 A.3d 619 (Del. 2013)

Chapman v. Dentsply Caulk, IAB Hr’g No. 1397867 (Sept. 30, 2013)

Bedwell v. Brandywine Carpet Cleaners, 684 A.2d 302 (June 12, 1996) (Barron, J.) (Reversed & Remanded)

Collier v. State, 1994 WL 381000 (July 11, 1994) (Del Pesco, J.) (Reversed & Remanded)

  • Personal Comfort Doctrine

Taylor v. Wilmington Friends School, IAB Hr’g No. 1417179 (May 13, 2015)

Simms v. State, IAB Hr’g No. 1340237 (Apr. 5, 2010)

  • Premise Rule

Saravia v. Cloudburst, IAB Hr’g No. 1408076 (July 7, 2014) (ORDER)

Browning v. State, (Del. 2022) (Affirmed)

Browning v. State, K20A-03-001 VLM (Del. Super. Ct. May 3, 2021) (Medinilla, J.) (Affirmed)

Browning v. State, IAB Hr’g No. 1468187 (Feb. 2020)

  • Miscellaneous

Hudson v. Boscov’s Inc., IAB Hr’g No. 1395398 (July 17, 2013)

Brittingham v. Draper King Cole, 1992 WL 179374 (Del. Super. Ct. June 15, 1992) (Ridgley, P.J.) (Affirmed)

Death Benefits

Ullah (deceased) v. Kailash & Sons, Corp. d/b/a 7-Eleven Store, IAB Hr’g No. (Apr. 9, 2015).

Discovery

Alberts v. All About Women P.A., 2020 WL 6588643 (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 10, 2020) (Jurden, P.J.)

K&S Iron Works v. Nevarez, IAB Hr’g No. 1287991 (Sept. 1, 2016) (ORDER).

Speakman v. John E. Steele, Jr., IAB Hr’g No. 1438211 (May 5, 2016) (ORDER)

Burnett v. Perdue Farms, IAB Hr’g No. 1353516 (Aug. 1, 2014) (ORDER)

Disfigurement

Stevens v. Sam’s Club, IAB Hr’g No. 1359671 (Sept. 24, 2014).

Mims v. Sherms Catering, LLC, IAB Hr’g No. 1381015 (Feb. 12, 2014).

Banning v. UPS, IAB Hr’g No. 1310800 (Nov. 14, 2013).

Davis v. Perdue, IAB Hr’g No. 1127521 (Aug. 25, 2010)

Beck v. Brafman Family Dentistry, IAB Hr’g No. 1233899 (July 30, 2008)

Kee v. SIP of Del., IAB Hr’g No. 1240275 (Nov. 10, 2004)

Canyon Constr. v. Williams, Del. Super., CA 02A-07-003 (Dec. 26, 2002) (Bradley, J.) (Affirmed)

Displaced Worker

Sprowl v. Playtex Products, IAB Hr’g No. 1468560 (Oct. 20, 2020)

Short v. Reed Trucking, IAB Hr’g No. 1078771 (Oct. 6, 2020)

White v. Perdue, IAB Hr’g No. 1444919 (Oct. 2, 2020)

Matharu v. Little Sisters of The Poor, IAB Hr’g No. 1424369 (Nov. 18, 2015)

Burkovich v. Haines Fabrication and Machine, IAB Hr’g No. 1360672 (Oct. 8, 2014)

Daimlerchrysler v. West, 2006 WL 1381628 (Del. Super. Ct. May 19, 2006) (Brady, J.) (Affirmed)

Torres v. Allen Family Foods, 672 A.2d 26 (Del. 1995)

Hoey v. Chrysler Motors Corp., 655 A.2d 307 (Del. 1994) (TABLE)

Fees

Dutton Bus Service, Inc. v. Garrison, 2021 WL 6109799 (Del. Super. Ct. Dec. 21, 2021) (Conner, J.) (Affirmed)

Daniels v. State, 2020 WL 3971389 (June 22, 2020) (Medinilla, J.) (Reversed & Remanded)

Insurance Coverage

Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Silva-Garcia & City Window Cleaning, 2013 WL 4507847 (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 22, 2013).

Levan v. Independence Mall, 940 A. 2d 929 (Del. 2007)

Joint Employment

Frederick v. A-Del Constr. Co., Inc., N19A-07-009 CLS (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 30, 2020) (Scott, J.) (Remanded)

Peterman v. L.D. Caulk, 612 A.2d 159 (Del. 1992) (TABLE) (Affirmed)

A. Mazzetti & Sons, Inc. v. Ruffin, 437 A.2d 1120 (Del. 1981) (Reversed)

Medical Treatment

Cline v. The Nemours Foundation, N22A-11-003 FWW (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 11, 2023) (Reversed & Remanded)

Cline v. The Nemours Foundation, IAB Hr’g No. 1509418 (Oct. 13, 2022)

Alanis-Federick v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co., IAB Hr’g No. 1439328 (Dec. 4, 2020).

Short v. Reed Trucking, IAB Hr’g No. 1078771 (Oct. 6, 2020)

Baynard v. AE Quesenberry, IAB Hr’g 1483348 (Mar. 17, 2020)

Gatta v. State, IAB Hr’g No. 1364816 (Mar. 12, 2015)

Moore v. Corp. Kids Learning Ctr., IAB Hr’g No. 1393120 (Mar. 9, 2015)

Wyatt v. Rescare Home Care, 81 A.3d 1253 (Del. 2013)

Permanency

Quaile v. TBC Corp., N20A-05-003 JRJ (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 10, 2020) (Jurden, P.J.) (Reversed, Remanded & Affirmed)

Clark v. State of Delaware, IAB Hr’g No. 1393189 (July 30, 2020) (Order).

Goffredo v. The Galman Grp., IAB Hr’g No. 1382302 (Sept. 22, 2015)

Barragan v. Ciera Staffing, IAB Hr’g No. 1400007 (Sept. 3, 2015)

Lowman v. Connectiv Power Delivery, IAB Hr’g No. 1188166 (Oct. 20, 2003)

*Quirky Perms: Section 2326 Unscheduled Losses*

Practice & Procedure

Wilson v. Gingerich Concrete, K21A-06-002 JJC (Del. Super. Ct. Mar. 9, 2022) (Clark, J.) (Affirmed)

Dobie v. W K Smith & Sons, LLC, IAB Hr’g No. 1513845 (Jan. 24, 2022) (Order)

Wilson v. Gingerich Concrete, IAB Hr’g No. 1215102 (May 6, 2021)

Graham v. Smokin’ Joe’s Tobacco Shop, IAB Hr’g No. 1496173 (Oct. 19, 2020) (Order).

Bratcher v. Integrity Staffing Sols., IAB Hr’g No. 1496866 (Aug. 6, 2020) (Order).

Stove v. Aramark, IAB Hr’g No. 1258714 (July 23, 2015) (ORDER).

Retaliation

Weller v. Morris James, LLP, N19C-05-165 JRJ (Del. Super. Ct. July 22, 2020) (Jurden, P.J.)

Weller v. Morris James LLP, N19C-05-165 JRJ (Del. Super. Ct. May 14, 2020) (Jurden, P.J.)

Sec. 2304 Exclusivity Doctrine

Farrow v. Teal Constr. Inc., 2020 WL 5700983 (Del. Super. Ct. Sept. 24, 2020)

Henry v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., 212 A.3d 285 (Del. 2019)

Sec. 2311 Contractor Liability

Garcia-Trujillo v. Atl. Bldg. Assocs. Inc., 2020 WL 4816343 (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 13, 2020) (Medinilla, J.)

DeSousa v. Station Builders, Inc.,2019 WL 5394166 (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 8, 2019) (Wharton, J.)

Trujillo v. Atl. Bldg. Assocs., 2019 WL 1501542 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 3, 2019) (Rennie, J.) (Reversed & Remanded)

Trujillo v. Atl. Bldg. Assocs., IAB Hr’g Nos. 1419959, 1419958, 1412159 (Aug. 2, 2018)

Trujillo v. Atl. Bldg. Assocs., 2017 WL 2591409 (Del. Super. Ct. June 7, 2017) (Jurden, P.J.) (Reversed & Remanded)

Cordero v. Gulfstream Dev. Corp., 56 A.3d 1030 (Del. 2012) (Affirmed)

Sec. 2343 Medical Examination

Lopez v. Mountaire Farms, 2008 WL 4120042 (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 4, 2008) (Witham, R.J.)

Slingwine v. IAB, 560 A.2d 998 (Del. 1989)

Slater v. Cole, 541 A.2d 595 (Del. Super. Ct. 1988) (Ridgley, J.)

Sec. 2347 Recurrence

Harvey Hanna Assocs. v. Sheehan, 2020 WL 3027396 (Del. Super. Ct. June 5, 2020) (Scott, J.) (Affirmed)

Robbins v. Helmark Steel, 29 A.3d 246 (Del. 2011) (TABLE) (Affirmed)

Chubb v. State, 961 A.2d 530 (Del. 2008) (Affirmed)

Sec. 2353 Forfeiture

Pierre v. Perdue Farms, IAB Hr’g No. 1486390 (Nov. 2, 2020)

Polanco v. Port to Port Int’l, IAB Hr’g No. 1431892 (Nov. 28, 2018)

Stallings v. Arrow Leasing, IAB Hr’g 1431665 (Apr. 25, 2016)

Johnson v. R.C. Fabricators Inc., 2015 WL 13697703 (Del. Super Ct. Dec. 22, 2015 (Stokes, J.) (Affirmed)

Johnson v. R.C. Fabricators Inc., IAB Hr’g No. 1404987 (Apr. 9, 2015)

Strong v. Allen Harm Foods LLC, IAB Hr’g No. 1401489 (June 12, 2014)

Brittingham v. St. Michael’s Rectory, 788 A.2d 519 (Del. 2002) (Remanded)

Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Fields, 758 A.2d 506 (Del. 2000) (Affirmed)

Pochvatella v. Carter’s Lawn & Landscape, Inc., IAB Hr’g No. 1147276 (May 17, 2000)

Sec. 2363 Workers’ Comp Lien

ACW Corp. v. Maxwell, - A.3d - (Del. 2020) (Affirmed)

Kearns v. Travelers Prop. Cas. Co., 2019 WL 6704934 (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 1, 2019) (Cooch, R.J.)

ACW Corp. v. Maxwell, 2019 WL 3024049 (Del. Super. Ct. July 10, 2019) (Scott, J.)

Rock Pile v. Rischitelli, 2019 WL 2515533 (Del. Super. Ct. June 14, 2019) (Cooch, R.J.)

Simendinger v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co., 74 A.3d 609 (Del. 2013)

Phillips v. Parts Depot, Inc., 2010 WL 1367756 (Del. Super. Ct. Mar. 10, 2010) (Herlihy, J.)

Keeler v. Harford Mutual Ins. Co., 672 A.2d 1012 (Del. 1996)

Settlement

Jones v. Universal Health Servs, IAB Hr’g No. 1412276 (Aug. 24, 2020) (Order).

Santiago v. Davis Young Assocs., IAB Hr’g No. 1402639 (Aug. 14, 2020) (Order).

Christiana Care Health Servs. v. Davis, 127 A.3d 391 (Del. 2015).

Undocumented Workers

Espinosa v. Elite Cleaning Co., Inc., IAB Hr’g No. 1423083 (July 23, 2019)

Guardado v. Roos Foods, IAB Hr’g No. 1405006 (May 18, 2017).

Roos Foods v. Guardado, 152 A.3d 114 (Del. 2016). (Reversed & Remanded)

Campos v. Daisy Constr. Co., 107 A.3d 570 (Del. 2014) (Reversed & Remanded)

Francisco v. Natural House, Inc., 2014 WL 1757257 (Del. Super. Ct. Apr. 14, 2014) (Butler, J.) (Affirmed)

Francisco v. Natural House, Inc., IAB Hr’g No. 1349699 (Mar. 18, 2013)

Gonzalez v. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., IAB Hr’g No. 1181878 (Mar. 5, 2002)

Utilization Review

Gibbons v. Heartland Industries, IAB Hr’g No. 1012995 (Jan. 4, 2021).

Sprouse v. John L. Briggs & Co., IAB Hr’g No. 1272196 (Apr. 25, 2017).

Witness Credibility

Davalos v. Allan Indus. Inc., C.A. N19A-10-006 CEB (March 31, 2021) (Butler, J.) (Affirmed)

Berry v. MITRA QSR KNE LLC, dba Kentucky Fried Chicken, K20A-08-002 JJC (Feb. 16, 2021) (Clark, J.) (Affirmed)

Berry v. MITRA QSR KNE LLC, dba Kentucky Fried Chicken, Hr’g 1485440 (July 9, 2020).

Allan Indus. Inc. v. Davalos, IAB Hr’g No. 1469864 (Sept. 17, 2019)