Jury's Finding of Permanent Disability Not Grossly Excessive

The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury’s determination that a firefighter suffered a 63% permanent partial disability from a back injury. Case: Prince George’s County v. Schroeder, No. 1098, 09/02/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Bradley Schroeder worked for the Prince George’s County Fire Department. He filed a workers’ compensation claim after suffering a back injury during a training exercise in January 2019. The Workers’ Compensation Commission found that Schroeder had no temporary total disability but found there was a 3.5% permane...