Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Alleged Repetitive Trauma Shoulder Injury

A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for a left shoulder injury he blamed on his repetitive lifting, and he did not report until nearly five months after he started experiencing symptoms. Case: Wilson v. Safelite Group Inc., No. 20-0387, 09/27/2021, published. Facts: Robert Wilson worked for the Safelite Group Inc. He received treatment from Dr. Malcom Chaney in October 2017 for a left shoulder injury. Chaney initially reported that Wilson had injured his left shoulder on Sept. 30, 2018, and that the left shoulder was the subject of a prior tennis in...