Manor Care Health Services and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company v. Cassandra D. Smith

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Present: 	Judges Elder, Clements and Senior Judge Annunziata
MANOR CARE HEALTH SERVICES AND
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
MEMORANDUM OPINION*
v. 	Record No. 0511-07-4 	PER CURIAM
JULY 24, 2007
CASSANDRA D. SMITH
FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION
(Douglas A. Seymour; Deborah B. Schechner; Siciliano, Ellis,
Dyer & Boccarosse, PLC, on brief), for appellants.
(Howard B. Ackerman; ChasenBoscolo, on brief), for appellee.
Manor Care Health Services and its insurer appeal a decision of the Workers’
Compensation Commission finding that Cassandra D. Smith proved her right total knee
replacement and disability beginning July 20, 2006 were causally related to her compensable
December 30, 2002 injury by accident. We have reviewed the record and the commission’s
opinion and find that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated
by the commission in its final opinion. See Smith v. Manor Care Health Servs., VWC File
No. 215-26-01 (Feb. 28, 2007). We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and
argument would not aid the decisional process. See Code § 17.1-403; Rule 5A:27.
Affirmed.
* Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.