Legal Opinion
Dominion Coal Corp. v. Bowman
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 10, 2009No. 0628083PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN, Judge.
Dominion Coal Corporation and its insurer (collectively “Dominion”) appeal a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits to claimant, Shane E. Bowman. Dominion argues the commission erred in rejecting its willful misconduct defense. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the commission.
BACKGROUND
Bowman, an employee of Dominion, was injured at work when a roof-bolting machine fell on his leg. He was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment, where he was drug tested. The test was positive for methadone.
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