United Parcel Service Inc. & Liberty Insurance Corp. v. Chamberlain S. Cotton

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Present: 	Judge Haley, Senior Judge Willis and Retired Judge Hodges∗
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. AND
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
MEMORANDUM OPINION∗∗
v. 	Record No. 2637-08-2 	PER CURIAM
APRIL 14, 2009
CHAMBERLAIN S. COTTON
FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION
(Patricia C. Arrighi; PennStuart, on brief), for appellants.
(Jamie L. Karek; Geoffrey R. McDonald & Associates, on brief), for
appellee.
United Parcel Service, Inc. and Liberty Insurance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as
employer) appeal a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that
Chamberlain S. Cotton (claimant) suffered a compensable consequential injury to his knee
following an injury he sustained to his back. Employer contends the commission erred in
determining that claimant’s knee injury was a compensable consequence of the compensable
back injury. We have reviewed the record and the commission’s opinion and find that this
appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the commission in its
final opinion. See Cotton v. United Parcel Service, Inc., VWC File No. 234-39-19 (Oct. 16,
2008). We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm because the facts and legal
∗ Retired Judge Hodges took part in the consideration of this case by designation pursuant
to Code § 17.1-400(D).
∗∗ Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.

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contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not
aid the decisional process. See Code § 17.1-403; Rule 5A:27.
Affirmed.