Court: Worker's Claim Was Time-Barred

The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s cervical spine injury claim was time-barred. Case: Conrad v. Food Lion, No. 0117-25-2, 08/18/2026, unpublished. Facts: James Conrad was injured in April 2019 while working for Food Lion.  Dr. Bradley C. Carofino diagnosed a right rotator cuff tear and cervical abnormalities, including a disk extrusion and foraminal stenosis, and referred Conrad to Dr. David Clifford, a cervical spine specialist. Conrad underwent shoulder surgery in July 2019 and a second shoulder surgery in August 2020. In January 2020, Clifford ordered an EMG,...