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BIRATU v. BT VERMONT AVENUE, LLC

No. 07-CV-1300.

962 A.2d 261 (2008)

Mihret BIRATU, Appellant, v. BT VERMONT AVENUE, LLC, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric S. Wiener was on the brief for appellant.

Jacquelyn M. Kramer, Hunt Valley, MD, was on the brief for appellee.

Before FERREN, BELSON, and SCHWELB, Senior Judges.

FERREN, Senior Judge:

Mihret Biratu appeals the trial judge's order granting the motion for summary judgment of her employer's landlord, BT Vermont Avenue (BT), on the ground that the six-month statute of limitations on Biratu's claim under the District of Columbia Workers' Compensation Act had run. See D.C.Code § 32-1535(b) (2001). Biratu contends that the lump-sum settlement of her claim was not an "award" of benefits that triggered the six-month statute...

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