BB&T v. William A. Whipple

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS FILED BB&T, May 30, 2018 EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK Employer Below, Petitioner SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA vs.) No. 17-0995 (BOR Appeal No. 2052083) (Claim No. 2017015767) WILLIAM A. WHIPPLE, Claimant Below, Respondent CORRECTED MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner BB&T, by James W. Heslep, its attorney, appeals the decision of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Board of Review. 1 The issue on appeal is the compensability of Mr. Whipple’s claim for worker’s compensation benefits. On January 17, 2017, the claims administrator rejected…