Worker Can Expand Scope of Her Claim to Include Aggravation of Pre-Existing Condition

An Ohio appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict allowing a worker to expand the scope of her claim to include a substantial aggravation of a pre-existing acetabular impingement. Case: Weston v. FCA US LLC, No. L-22-1139, 06/09/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Alexandria Weston was injured when an object fell on her left leg as she was working on an assembly line for FCA US LLC.  Weston filed a workers’ compensation claim. The Bureau of Workers' Compensation allowed her claim for injury to the back of her left leg as well as a left thigh cont...