Month: June 2025

For purposes of this article, the mesothelioma victim in this case will be referred to as Mr. S.T.C. and his widow as Mrs. M.C. In a recent court decision, the Court of Appeals of West Virginia overturned a worker’s compensation board’s mesothelioma ruling. Mr. S.T.C. died of malignant mesothelioma in October 2020.  After Mr. S.T.C.’s passing, his widow, Mrs. M.C., filed a workers’ compensation claim against his former employer.  However, the claim was denied. Mrs. M.C. challenged this decision before the workers’ compensation board, which upheld the administrator’s denial. Mr. S.T.C.