Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Overturn Denial of Claim Based on 'Technicality'

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision overturning the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis from his coal dust exposure. Case: Lee Sartin Trucking Co. v. Workman, No. 22-0063, 10/19/2023, published. Facts: Larry Workman filed a workers’ compensation claim alleging he developed occupational pneumoconiosis as a result of 30 years of coal dust exposure. Workman had been employed by Argus Energy from 2009 to 2012 as a loader operator. From 2005 to 2009, Workman was employed as a driver for JC&J Trucking. Workman worked as a driver for RanKay Tru...