Supreme Court Upholds Denial of MRI for Worker With Back Injury

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of authorization for a second magnetic resonance imaging scan for a worker with a back injury. Case: Stewart v. Wolseley Investments Inc., No. 22-0215, 09/14/2023, published. Facts: Terry Stewart worked for Wolseley Investments Inc. He allegedly injured his back in October 2019 when lifting a cast iron bathtub. Dr. Morris Dillard diagnosed Stewart with a lumbar sprain and lumbar radiculopathy. He then referred Stewart for X-rays. Dr. Charles F. Hales interpreted the X-rays as showing no acute abnormality but degenerative subluxation at L...