Court Upholds Expansion of Injured Firefighter's Claim

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of an injured firefighter’s claim. Case: City of Wheeling v. Gilbert, No. 25-ICA-138, 10/24/2025, published. Facts: David Gilbert worked for the City of Wheeling as a firefighter. He sought medical care for an injury to his right wrist after he tripped while getting into an ambulance in December 2023. Gilbert was diagnosed with a wrist sprain, and a claims administrator for the city’s insurance carrier accepted liability. Gilbert underwent a magnetic resonance imaging scan, which revealed that the sca...