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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 […]