Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Expansion of Worker's Claim

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to add a tear of the medial meniscus. Case: Orgill Inc. v. Angstadt, No. 22-0041, 01/25/2024, published. Facts: Tamela Angstadt worked for Orgill Inc. She allegedly injured her right knee when her leg became stuck between two pallets at work. Before this incident, Angstadt had undergone a magnetic resonance imaging scan that showed a complex tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, tricompartmental degenerative changes with chondrosis, prepatellar bursitis and a small joint effusion. An MRI taken ...