Supreme Court Denies Widow Benefits, Finds Worker's Death Unrelated to Prior Brain Injury

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding she did not prove that his traumatic brain injury from 32 years earlier led to his death. Case: Hamilton v. Mid-State Mechanical Inc., No. 24-518, 04/22/2025, published. Facts: Carney Hamilton worked for Mid-State Mechanical Inc. He suffered a traumatic brain injury when he fell from a ladder at work in 1990. Hamilton received permanent total disability benefits because of his injury. Medical records from 2017 show that Hamilton had difficulty speaking due to dysarthria; suffe...