Jessica is the supervising attorney for the firm's Workers' Compensation Department in Delaware. She represents employers, insurance carriers and third-party administrators in all manner of claims related to workers' compensation. Jessica has defended cases involving car manufacturers and government agencies. She also handles successive carrier/employer disputes.
Jessica successfully argued before the Superior and Supreme Courts that Huffman damages do not begin to accrue until at least 44 days from the date of a settlement, giving the employer an initial 14-day period to satisfy the settlement and 30 days to cure any default for the failure to pay timely.
A graduate of the University of Delaware, Jessica received her degree in international relations and economics. She later attended Widener University School of Law.
Jessica is a member of the Defense Counsel of Delaware, and previously served as the Delaware state liaison for the Defense Research Institute. She is also the former chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association. Jessica has presented many in-house seminars and has spoken on various workers' compensation matters before members of the Bar.
Year joined
1999
Thought Leadership
COVID-19 AND THE LAW: Workers’ Compensation Compensability in Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
COVID-19 Task Force 2020
Workers Compensation
April 1, 2020
The material in this newsletter has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Whats Hot in Workers Comp, Vol. 24, No. 4, April 2020
Workers Compensation
April 1, 2020
How COVID-19 Is Affecting Delaware Workers Compensation
Workers Compensation
COVID-19 Task Force 2020
March 20, 2020
The Industrial Accident Board issued an order on March 16, 2020, suspending/continuing all Board hearings until at least April 3, 2020. What's Hot in Workers' Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.
Special Delaware Workers Compensation Alert - Limitations on Medications
Wilmington
Workers Compensation
September 11, 2013
45-day time limit for appealing Utilization Review Determinations is invalid.
Workers Compensation
July 1, 2013
In an important and long-awaited decision, the Delaware Supreme Court, in a 3:2 ruling, holds that the 45-day time limit for appealing an adverse Utilization Review Determination is invalid since it conflicts with the five-year statute of limitati Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter 2103
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Classes/Seminars Taught
Defining Voluntary Removal from the Workplace, Delaware State Bar Association, January 14, 2020
How Medical Marijuana Is Impacting Workers' Compensation, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 24, 2019
Bad Eggs: Defending Injuries Stemming from Violence in the Workplace, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2017
Nally and Successive Carrier Liability, Workers' Compensation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, Wilmington, Delaware, January 18, 2017
Do's and Don'ts of Fact Witnesses, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2016
Defense Counsel Wish List, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 19, 2016
Double Play: What Happens When Your Claim Crosses Multiple States?, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 22, 2015
Presenting the Clean Claim, Delaware State Bar Association Workers' Compensation Conference, Wilmington, Delaware, May 6, 2015
Employment Law Update and Workers' Compensation Basics, Delaware State Dental Society, Dover, Delaware, March 19, 2015
Checks and Balances: A Dream Team Approach, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 30, 2014
Workers' Compensation Update, Office and Trial Practice, Delaware State Bar Association, Wilmington, Delaware, November 22, 2013
Tri-State Workers' Compensation Legal Update, Roadmap to Success - Understanding Workers' Compensation, Marshall Dennehey seminar, October 24, 2013
Workers' Compensation Update 2013, Delaware Employer Council, Dover, Delaware, May 8, 2013
Medicare Set-Asides: When You Need Them, When You Don't, Workers' Compensation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and the Industrial Accident Board, Wilmington, Delaware, May 7, 2013
Discovery Issues, Workers' Compensation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, Wilmington, Delaware, January 23, 2013
Heart Attacks, Strokes & Idiopathic Falls, Workers' Compensation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and the Industrial Accident Board, Wilmington, Delaware, May 2, 2012
Crazy Issues of Causation, Workers' Compensation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and the Industrial Accident Board, Wilmington, Delaware, May 4, 2011
