Court Opinion

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COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

              Present: Judges Humphreys, O’Brien and Senior Judge Bumgardner
UNPUBLISHED

              NESTLE USA, INC. AND
               ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                                                MEMORANDUM OPINION*
              v.     Record No. 0528-15-1                                           PER CURIAM
                                                                                    JULY 14, 2015
              KEITH P. ELLIS

                            FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION

                               (Tenley Carroll Seli; Billy & Seli, PC, on brief), for appellants.

                               (Adam B. Shall; Philip J. Geib, P.C., on brief), for appellee.

                     Nestle USA, Inc. and Ace American Insurance Company (employer) appeal a decision of

              the Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits for an injury to the left shoulder of

              Keith P. Ellis (claimant). Employer contends the commission erred in holding (1) claimant’s

              claim for medical and indemnity benefits for his left shoulder is not barred by the statute of

              limitations; (2) the exception addressed in Corporate Res. Mgmt, Inc. v. Southers, 51 Va. App.

              118, 655 S.E.2d 34 (2008) (en banc), was applicable to claimant’s claim for medical and

              indemnity benefits for his left shoulder; and (3) there was credible evidence that claimant

              sustained a compensable injury by accident to his left shoulder on November 3, 2011. 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 Ellis v.

              Nestle USA, Inc., VWC File No. VA00000538586 (Mar. 5, 2015). We dispense with oral

              argument and summarily affirm because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented

                     *
                         Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.
in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process. See Code

§ 17.1-403; Rule 5A:27.

                                                                                Affirmed.

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