High Court Upholds Decision Barring Doc. from Treating Workers

The West Virginia Supreme Court last week upheld the enforcement of an administrative order that permanently terminated a doctor's right to receive workers' compensation payments for services rendered to injured employees.After eight years of litigation, Dr. Michael Merritt Kostenko, an osteopath who currently maintains a family practice in Daniels, has lost his battle with the West Virginia insurance commissioner. In 2003, lawmakers passed legislation giving the commission's statutory predecessor – the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission – the autho...