Last Injurious Exposure Rule Doesn't Apply to Insurer's Liability for Hearing Loss Claims

The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that the last injurious exposure rule does not apply to the apportionment of liability among an employer’s insurers when a workers’ compensation claim is based on occupational hearing loss. William Cree worked as a police officer for three Maryland jurisdictions over the course of almost 25 years. He served the Town of Riverdale, then the City of Laurel and then Prince George’s County. In 2018, an audiologist evaluated Cree and determined that his hearing had deteriorated to the extent that it met the criteria for compensation un...