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Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Joseph Charles Schwing, Jr. No. 83, September Term, 1997

Workers' Compensation: employee who suffers occupational disease may file new claim for increase in disability caused by new exposures to workplace hazards. Waskiewicz v. General Motors Corp., 342 Md. 699, overruled.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND

No. 83 September Term, 1997 ______________________________________

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE v.

JOSEPH CHARLES SCHWING, JR.

______________________________________ Bell, C.J. Eldridge Rodowsky Chasanow Raker Wilner Cathell, JJ. ______________________________________ Opinion by Wilner, J. Rodowsky and Raker, JJ., concur ______________________________________ Filed: September 16, 1998

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This case arises from an attempt by Joseph Schwing, a Baltimore City firefighter, to recover workers' compensation benefits for a disablement arising from his cardiovascul0ar disease, which he contends qualifies as a compensable occupational disease under Maryland Code,

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