Clanahan v. Shenandoah Cnty. Pub. Sch.

Full title: MARY ELIZABETH CLANAHAN v. SHENANDOAH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND VIRGINIA…

Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

Date published: Jan 7, 2014

Record No. 1742-13-4 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 7, 2014)

Opinion

Record No. 1742-13-4

01-07-2014

MARY ELIZABETH CLANAHAN v. SHENANDOAH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES RISK POOL

(Bradley G. Pollack, on brief), for appellant. Appellant submitting on brief. (John C. Johnson; Frith Anderson & Peake, P.C., on brief), for appellees. Appellees submitting on brief.

PER CURIAM

UNPUBLISHED

Present: Judges Alston, Decker and Senior Judge Coleman

MEMORANDUM OPINION^*

* Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.

PER CURIAM

FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION

(Bradley G. Pollack, on brief), for appellant. Appellant submitting on brief.

(John C. Johnson; Frith Anderson & Peake, P.C., on brief), for appellees. Appellees submitting on brief.

Mary Elizabeth Clanahan ("claimant") appeals a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission finding the evidence insufficient to establish a causal connection between the June 4, 2010 compensable accident and her migraines and neck conditions.

Upon reviewing the opening brief, we affirm the commission's opinion because claimant failed to comply with Rule 5A:20(e), which mandates that the opening brief include "[t]he standard of review and the argument (including principles of law and authorities) relating to each assignment of error." Claimant cites no legal authorities supporting her arguments. See Fadness v. Fadness, 52 Va. App. 833, 851, 667 S.E.2d 857, 866 (2008) ("If the parties believed that the circuit court erred, it was their duty to present that error to us with legal authority to support their contention."); Parks v. Parks, 52 Va. App. 663, 664, 666 S.E.2d 547, 548 (2008).

Claimant has the burden of showing that reversible error was committed. See Lutes v. Alexander, 14 Va. App. 1075, 1077, 421 S.E.2d 857, 859 (1992). Unsupported assertions of error "do not merit appellate consideration." Buchanan v. Buchanan, 14 Va. App. 53, 56, 415 S.E.2d 237, 239 (1992). Accordingly, we affirm the commission's final opinion, Clanahan v. Shenandoah Cnty. Pub. Schs., VA00000307592 (Aug. 13, 2013).

Affirmed.