Split Supreme Court Rejects Claim by Mine Foreman Injured in Neighboring State

A divided Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a mine foreman injured while working in West Virginia could not pursue a claim for benefits in his home state. Lewis Hicks worked in Kentucky as a foreman for Eagle Coal, a subsidiary of Booth Energy, from 1996 until 2017. Hicks then transferred to another of Booth's subsidiaries, Southeastern Land LLC, to work as a section foreman at a mine in Williamson, West Virginia. Southeastern was headquartered in Debord, Kentucky, approximately 45 minutes from the mine. Hicks suffered injuries while working at the mine in January 2019. During the 17 m...