Split High Court Relies on Law of Case to Dismiss Worker's Challenges

A divided Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a host of conditions, with a majority relying on the law of the case as the basis to dismiss most of the worker’s arguments on appeal. Case: Hall v. BPM Lumber LLC, No. 2023-SC-0332-WC, 12/19/2024, published. Facts: Terry Hall worked for BPM Lumber LLC. He stacked lumber, did general clean-up, and operated the debarking machine and a slab saw. BPM terminated Hall in July 2015 after he tested positive for marijuana. Procedural history: In April 2018, Hall filed a workers’ compensation c...