Judge Doesn't Prove Compensable Knee Injury

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a judge did not suffer a compensable knee injury while descending a flight of stairs. Case: Harper v. City of Elkins, No. 25-ICA-101, 08/29/2025, published. Facts: Rebecca Harper worked for the City of Elkins as a municipal court judge. She allegedly injured her right knee while descending stairs at work in August 2014. Harper testified that she did not slip or trip while descending the stairs; the only thing she was carrying at the time of the incident was her phone and her office keys in her left hand, an...