Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance v. Clas Coal Co., Inc.

RENDERED: OCTOBER 23, 2025 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2024-SC-0571-WC KENTUCKY EMPLOYERS' MUTUAL APPELLANT INSURANCE ON APPEAL FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2024-CA-0552 WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD NO. WC-21-01628 CLAS COAL CO., INC.; HONORABLE APPELLEES TONYA CLEMONS, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE; TROY STIDHAM; AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE KELLER AFFIRMING Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (“KEMI”) appeals the decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”) upholding the Workers’ Compensation Board’s (“Board”) finding that…