Split Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits

A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits for a worker’s hand injury from an alleged accident that happened during a work conditioning program. Case: Milligan v. Blue Creek Mining LLC, No. 18-0919, 07/09/2020, published.       Facts: Timothy Milligan worked for Blue Creek Mining LLC as a roof bolter. He tripped and fell while at work in April 2016. Dr. Robert McCleary diagnosed Milligan with shoulder and lumbar sprains/strains from the fall. In August 2016, Dr. Prasadarao Mukkamala examined Milligan. He opined that Mi...