The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker failed to prove his entitlement to a higher permanent partial disability award for his injuries from a fall.
Case: Cook v. Arch Coal Inc., No. 21-0928, 09/14/2023, published.
Facts: Wesley Cook worked for Arch Coal Inc. as an electrician, He suffered injuries in a fall at work in August 2018.
Cook’s broken left leg was placed in a cast, and Dr. Stanley Tao performed surgery on the right knee. Tao separately performed surgery on Cook’s right shoulder as well.
Dr. Joseph Grady saw Cook in June 2019. He opined that Cook was at ma...
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