When Can Workers’ Compensation Claims Recover the Costs of the Case?

A workers’ compensation case in Missouri clarifies when one side can be made to pay the court costs and attorney’s fees of the other side. According to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, only what happens during the claim for workers’ compensation matters – not anything that happened before the case was filed. Judge Makes Employer Pay Attorney Fees and Court Costs The case, Stratton v. ...

Why Workers’ Compensation Judges’ Beliefs Are Difficult to Appeal

In a recent workers’ compensation blog post, we discussed how administrative law judges weigh the credibility of testifying doctors . In short, it is very easy for these judges to see what they want to see. What an administrative judge wants to see typically aligns with their pro-business or pro-worker political stance, which in turn mirrors the stance of whoever appointed them to their position ...

3 Reasons for Car Crashes on Thanksgiving Holiday

This Thanksgiving holiday is shaping up to be an especially dangerous one on the roads. The number of car accidents in western Missouri and St. Joseph will not be increased by lots of travel and drunk driving, but also some bad weather that forecasters are saying will hit at just the wrong time. 3 Reasons Why Thanksgiving Can Be One of the Most Dangerous Holidays to Drive One of the leading ...

Car Hits House: What Can the Homeowner Recover?

Two people were hurt in a car accident in Kansas City, Missouri, when a car ran into a house. The compensation that the homeowners should be able to recover in a personal injury lawsuit would go far beyond just their medical expenses. Can Crashes Into Kansas City House The accident happened just after 9pm on Friday, November 15, at the intersection of 88 th Street and Wornwall Road in southern ...