Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim Due to Lack of Credibility

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim due to his lack of credibility. Case: Stacy v. Coronado Coal Corp., No. 24-ICA-418, 06/06/2025, published. Facts: Carmel Stacy worked for Coronado Coal Corp. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that he had twisted his knee while exiting a buggy at work on Nov. 17, 2023. On the day of the alleged accident, Stacy went to the hospital, where he reported right leg swelling and knee pain. Stacy did not report a mechanism of injury. He told providers his knee had started to hurt whi...