An Extension of the Exclusivity Provision? Supreme Court of Maryland Rules 4-3 that the Workers’ Compensation Act excludes Wrongful Death Claims by Non-dependents.
July, 2025 | By Colin C. Smith
On July 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of Maryland, in a 4-3 decision, held that the exclusivity provision of the Maryland’s Workers’ Compensation Act (“the WC Act”) bars non-dependent adult children of deceased covered employees from bringing wrongful death actions. In February of 2021, John Ledford, an employee of Jenway Contracting, Inc. (“Jenway”), suffered a…