The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is giving a police officer a second chance to establish her claim that her elevated blood pressure was related to a prior line-of-duty injury. Case: Newell-Brinkley v. Walton, No. 12-CV-416, 01/16/2014, published. Facts: Sinobia Newell-Brinkley, an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department, sustained an on-the-job injury to her back in September 2009. The police department allowed her to take sick leave that was not charged against her leave balance while she recovered from this injury.In February 2010, Newell-Brinkley returned to half-...
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