Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker Attacked by Inmate

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker’s knee injury from being kicked by an inmate. Case: Monongalia County Commission v. Clemons, No. 25-ICA-176, 10/24/2025, published. Facts: Skyler Clemons worked for the Monongalia County Commission as a process/transport officer. She went to see Dr. Mark Rogers in August 2023 with complaints of left knee pain. Clemons reported that the onset of pain was two weeks earlier, when she was kicked multiple times in the knee while trying to shackle an inmate. Rogers assessed Clemons with a spr...