Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Chemical Exposure Claim

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a retired worker’s chemical exposure injury claim. Case: Goines v. Standard Corp., No. 22-0167, 02/20/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: In 2019, after Nathan L. Goines retired from his employment with Standard Corp., he filed a report of injury claiming that he had been exposed to a chemical called C8. Goines claimed the chemical exposure affected his stomach and blood pressure. Goines also claimed his date of last exposure was May 14, 2007, some 12 years prior. A claims administrator for Standard’...