Exclusivity Bars Camp Employee's Dog Bite Claim

The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a camp employee from suing her employer for her injuries from being bitten by a dog. Case: Vidunas v. Camp Mont Shenandoah Limited, No. 2008-24-3, 11/05/2025, unpublished. Facts: Ann Warner was the controlling shareholder of Camp Mont Shenandoah, a small all-girls camp. Warner had two dogs, Rollins and Otis, who often accompanied her when she was at the camp. Otis was a border collie Warner had raised from a puppy. He had no history of biting except for one time as a pup. Catherine Vidunas worked at the...