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June 21, 2022
Creation of West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals and Impact on Workers’ Compensation Practice
In April 2021, the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act was enacted with an effective date of July 1, 2022. In addition to creating an intermediate appellate court (the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals) below the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (previously the only appellate court in the state), the statute also reorganized the… read more
February 21, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – February 2022 – West Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES WV CASE SUMMARY Blue Flame Pipeline, LLC v. James Thomas State of West Virginia, Supreme Court of Appeals No. 20-0291 (Memorandum Decision) Decided: June 23, 2021 Even though the claims administrator never received a WC-1 Report of Injury, notice was sufficient under WV Code §23-4-15(a) because the claims administrator had actual notice… read more