Court Upholds Finding of No Permanent Disability From Worker's Knee Sprain

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had no permanent disability from a knee sprain. Case: Lawson v. Service Cleaners Inc., No. 24-ICA-363, 04/29/2025, published. Facts: Vicki Lawson worked for Service Cleaners Inc. She filed a workers’ compensation claim for a knee injury after she slipped and fell at work in November 2021. A claims administrator for SC’s insurance carrier accepted liability for a knee sprain. Lawson saw a nurse practitioner in March 2022 and reported that she had pain and swelling in her left knee since she fell a...