Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim, Denial of Reopening

The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the closure of an injured worker's claim and the denial of her request to reopen it. Case: Gibson v. Cabela’s Inc., No. 21-0430, 10/18/2022, published. Facts: Lisa Gibson worked for Cabela’s Inc. She filed a report of injury asserting she had hurt herself in February 2018 when she was packing bricks of ammo and putting them on a belt. Gibson was diagnosed with right shoulder and bilateral thigh strains. Gibson underwent an independent medical evaluation with Dr. Victoria Langa in December 2018. Langa's examination of th...