A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of authorization for a worker’s knee replacement surgery following an on-the-job fall.
Case: Mines v. ABB Process Analytics, No. 16-0807, 12/07/2017, published.
Facts and procedural history: Teresa Mines worked as a production technician for ABB Process Analytics. She fell while at work in January 2013, landing on her knees.
Mines had a history of knee problems prior to her fall and had undergone multiple surgeries on her left knee.
An X-ray of her knee taken in April 2012 revealed significant degenerative changes at...
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