Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Coal Miner for Knee Injury

The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a coal miner for a knee injury, ruling that further development of the record was necessary to determine if his preexisting condition had been asymptomatic before his work accident. Case: Click v. ArcelorMittal USA, No. 21-0128, 10/18/2022, published. Facts: Brian Click worked as a coal miner for ArcelorMittal USA. He injured his left knee while shoveling coal at work on Nov. 19, 2019. Click was transported to the emergency room, where an X-ray showed lateral tibial plateau deformity, tricompartmental joint space narrowing&n...