Prior Settlement Doesn't Preclude Deputy's Claims for Other Conditions

The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a deputy sheriff for injuries she sustained in a training exercise, finding her prior settlement for one injury did not preclude her from filing a later claim for additional injuries. Case: County of Henrico v. O’Neil, No. 0932-21-2, 08/02/2022, published. Facts: Casie O’Neil worked for the County of Henrico as a sheriff’s deputy. In March 2017, she attended a training exercise where a lieutenant punched her near the throat. Immediately following the punch, O’Neil felt pain on her left side, could not ...