Court Again Overturns Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker Hit by Car

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned, for the second time, a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker with physical and psychiatric limitations from being hit by a car. Case: Hatfield v. Wyoming County Commission, No. 24-ICA-408, 08/29/2025, published. Facts: Robbie Hatfield worked for the Wyoming County Commission. He suffered serious injuries in July 2018 after being struck by a car. A claims administrator for the commission’s insurance carrier accepted liability for a broken kneecap, broken femur, traumatic pneumothorax, broken ...