The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of additional medical treatment for a worker’s ankle injury seven years after he was hurt.
Case: Messer v. Chesapeake Appalachia LLC, No. 19-0927, 12/11/2020, published.
Facts and procedural history: Carter Messer worked as a roustabout for Chesapeake Appalachia LLC. He injured his left ankle on Oct. 19, 2010, while walking to his truck at work.
Messer filed a workers’ compensation claim. An adjuster for Chesapeake’s insurance carrier denied it.
In January 2012, the Office of Judges reversed the denial and authorized surgica...
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