Doss v. Food Lion, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• workers’ compensation exclusive remedy provision is the “quid pro quo for workers receiving a guarantee of prompt benefits for work-related injuries without regard to fault or common-law defenses and without the delay inherent in tort litigation”
• The employers’ immunity represents “the quid pro quo for workers receiving a guarantee of prompt benefits for work-related injuries without regard to fault or common-law defenses and without the delay inherent in tort litigation.”
• “The exclusivity provision is the bedrock of the workers’ compensation system____ Workers’ compensation has never been intended to make the employee whole — it excludes benefits for pain and suffering, for loss of consortium, and it provides a cap on wage benefits.”
• workers’ compensation excludes compensation for loss of consortium
• Act provides benefits for aggravation of initial injury

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).