Court Overturns Finding That Worker Failed to Trigger Pneumoconiosis Presumption

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a determination that a worker failed to prove a sufficient length of exposure to dust hazards to give rise to a presumption that he had occupational pneumoconiosis. Case: King v. Justice Family Group LLC, No. 26-ICA-76, 09/25/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: David King II filed a benefits claim for occupational pneumoconiosis. He indicated that his last date of exposure to the hazards of occupational pneumoconiosis was in January 2020. King reported exposures to the hazards of occupational pneumoconiosis while work...