The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker was not entitled to radiofrequency ablation as treatment for a lumbar sprain/strain and contusion.
Case: Williamson v. Patriot Coal Corp., No. 20-0801, 03/23/2022, published.
Facts: James Williamson worked as an electrician for Patriot Coal Corp. He injured his back in September 2015 in a slip-and-fall accident at work.
Williamson had preexisting back issues, having been born with scoliosis. He also had back pain predating the accident, which had been increasing over the years.
A magnetic resonance imaging scan taken before th...
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