Longtime Coal Mine Worker Gets Oxygen Therapy, Related Equipment

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a longtime coal mine worker was entitled to oxygen therapy and related equipment. Case: Arch Coal Group Inc. v. Woolum, No. 25-ICA-91, 08/29/2025, published. Facts: David Woolum worked for Arch Coal Group Inc. In April 2021, he sought treatment from Dr. Matthew Craig, who noted that Woolum had spent more than 40 years working in the coal mines and that he had COVID-19 the previous February, after which he had started using supplemental oxygen. Craig assessed restrictive lung disease and indicated that Woolu...