The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s injuries from a fall caused by his use of pain medication to treat a work-related injury occurred “in the same accident” as the work-related injury for purposes of determining whether he was permanently and totally disabled.
Case: Merck & Co. Inc. v. Vincent, No. 0424-19-1, 01/14/2020, published.
Facts and procedural history: Merrick B. Vincent worked for Merck & Co. Inc. He injured his neck and his left arm in 2009 at work.
A deputy workers’ compensation commissioner awarded Vincent temporary total disabili...
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