POOLE v. DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

No. 12-AA-1300.

77 A.3d 460 (2013)

Donald POOLE, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Respondent, and Benedict Metal Works, et al., Intervenors.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Schaffer , Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Irvin B. Nathan , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, with whom Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, and Donna M. Murasky , Deputy Solicitor General, filed a statement in lieu of a brief, for respondent, standing on the decision of the Compensation Review Board.

Joel E. Ogden , Baltimore, MD, for intervenors.

Before BECKWITH and McLEESE, Associate Judges, and RUIZ, Senior Judge.


RUIZ, Senior Judge:

On May 10, 2010, petitioner, Donald Poole, injured his right shoulder during the course of his employment with intervenor, Benedict Metal Works ("employer"). Petitioner did not seek immediate medical attention, but as his pain increased over the course of two months, he sought professional treatment. Upon being told that he had a serious injury traceable to the work accident, petitioner promptly notified his employer of the work injury on July...

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