Maryland’s highest court ruled that the average hearing loss for two retired firefighters was properly calculated by counting the number of years between their 50th birthdays and the date that each retired and were no longer exposed to industrial noise.
Case: Montgomery County v. Cochran, No. 69, 10/26/2020, published.
Facts and procedural history: Anthony Cochran and Andrew Bowen worked for Montgomery County as firefighters for more than 30 years. Both retired in 2013 and filed workers’ compensation claims asserting they suffered hearing loss in the course of their emp...
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