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What Do You Think: May Wife of W. Va. Coke-Oven Worker Obtain Benefits for Husband’s Death?
What Do You Think: May Wife of W. Va. Coke-Oven Worker Obtain Benefits for Husband’s Death?

Follansbee, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee dies at work with no witnesses, it can become challenging to determine whether his death was work-related. But as one case shows, sometimes the outcome is dictated by […]
What Do You Think: Did Cake Icing Cause Walmart Decorator’s Carpal Tunnel?
What Do You Think: Did Cake Icing Cause Walmart Decorator’s Carpal Tunnel?

Triadelphia, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – It may be clear in a worker’s mind where and why she developed carpal tunnel syndrome. But what if the worker has other conditions that, aside from her work activities, could […]
W. Va. Delivery Driver’s Bid for 2nd MRI Comes Up Short on Preexisting Injury, MMI Conclusions
W. Va. Delivery Driver’s Bid for 2nd MRI Comes Up Short on Preexisting Injury, MMI Conclusions

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What happens in West Virginia when a doctor thinks an injured worker needs a second MRI, but the claims administrator disagrees? If Stewart v. Wolseley Investments Inc., No. 22-0215 (W. Va. […]
Documentation Doesn’t Support Laborer’s Request for Opioids
Documentation Doesn’t Support Laborer’s Request for Opioids

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Whether medication is necessary is a medical decision, but for workers' compensation purposes, it is also a legal question, often with a court having the final say. For example, in Becca […]
Laborer Fails to Connect Ballooning Testicle, Hernia to Work Duties
Laborer Fails to Connect Ballooning Testicle, Hernia to Work Duties

Benwood, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – When there’s reason to suspect a worker’s injury report is more akin to a work of fiction, it helps to have witnesses’ statements that were created on the day of or […]
W. Va. Worker Doesn’t Meet 50% Threshold for PTD Award
W. Va. Worker Doesn’t Meet 50% Threshold for PTD Award

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The numbers for a West Viriginia worker did not add up for him to secure an award for permanent total disability benefits. That's because in Murray American Energy, Inc. v. Szalay, […]
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Just because two doctors present evidence in a worker's favor doesn't mean that a court will go with the popular vote. In Lucas v. Blue Creek Mining, LLC, No. 21-0655 (W. […]
40-year Benzene Exposure Supports Electrician’s Bid for Benefits
40-year Benzene Exposure Supports Electrician’s Bid for Benefits

New Martinsville, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee’s pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits for an occupational disease generally hinges on the strength of the medical evidence.As one case shows, the evidence linking the disease to the […]