High Court Says Firefighter's Motorcycle Crash Was in COE

The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter's motorcycle accident, while he was on his way to pick up his mail from the fire station he normally worked at, was compensable.Case: Roberts v. Montgomery County, No. 39, 01/28/2014, published.Facts: Thaddus Roberts worked as a firefighter for Montgomery County. He suffered a compensable back injury in 2004 and due to problems with his back related to this injury, he was placed on a light-duty assignment.While he was on his light-duty assignment in October 2010, Roberts was assigned to work at the Fire Department Headquarters in Rockv...