The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of a police officer’s claim for benefits for two alleged incidents resulting in injury to his shoulder.
Case: Young v. City of Beckley, No. 17-0291, 11/07/2017, published.
Facts: Jeremy Young worked as a police officer for the City of Beckley. He allegedly injured his left shoulder while at work in April 2015 when he slipped and fell on a wet floor.
One month later, Young asserted that he injured his shoulder again while doing his weapon qualification.
The city had Stephen Jones investigate Young's cla...
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