Supreme Court Rejects Worker's Left Shoulder Claim After Injury to Right

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker who injured his right shoulder on the job failed to establish a compensable injury to his left shoulder. Case: Cella v. Raleigh County Board of Education, No. 25-213, 09/10/2025, published. Facts: Donald Cella worked for the Raleigh County Board of Education. He injured his right shoulder at work in February 2022 while lifting a stage prop. A claims administrator for the Board of Education accepted liability for a right shoulder strain. A magnetic resonance imaging scan taken in March 2022 revealed a tear of the rotator c...