McKinney Drilling Company, Inc. and Zurich American Insurance Company v. Michele Garnett Peterson ( 2009 )

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Humphreys, Powell and Senior Judge Clements McKINNEY DRILLING COMPANY, INC. AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY MEMORANDUM OPINION * v. Record No. 2840-08-3 PER CURIAM APRIL 21, 2009 MICHELE GARNETT PETERSON FROM THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION (David E. Wilson; Jordan Coyne & Savits, L.L.P., on brief), for appellants. (Terry L. Armentrout; Armentrout & Armentrout, P.L.C., on brief), for appellee. McKinney Drilling Company, Inc., and its insurance carrier, Zurich American Insurance Company, appeal a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that Michele Peterson’s ongoing right ankle and knee conditions were due to a 2005 compensable accident, that arthroscopic surgery to the right knee was reasonable and necessary, that she was entitled to a MRI of the right ankle, and that she was entitled to indemnity benefits from March 12, 2007 and continuing. 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 Peterson v. McKinney Drilling, Inc./Keller Foundations, Inc., VWC File No. 224-52-62 (Oct. 24, 2008). We dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm because the * Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication. facts and legal 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. -2-