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Truck Driver Establishes Compensability of Neck Sprain

Friday, May 1, 2026 | 0

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a truck driver’s neck sprain caused by being rear-ended by another tractor-trailer. Case: Haulin’ Jack Shipping Service Inc. v. Jackson, No. 25-ICA-378, 04/07/2026, published. Facts: Thomas Jackson underwent a C5-T1 laminectomy and decompression surgery in September 2020. He then had postoperative complications that led to septic shock. Dr. Scott Brown diagnosed Jackson with an abscess in the epidural space of the cervical spine, cervical radiculopathy at C5, physical decondition...

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