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Nov
2021
Missouri Court Narrows Co-Worker Liability
The Missouri Supreme Court weighed in on an important aspect of workers’ compensation law: Co-employee liability. The results were not good for injured workers. Missouri Supreme Court Reverses Workers’ Compensation Award The case is Brock v. Dunne . What happened was pretty straightforward. Several manufacturing workers would feed a sheet of particle board into a machine. Rollers in the machine ...
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17
Nov
2021
Lost Wages of a New Business Owner Under Wrongful Death Law
A fatal car accident left a local St. Joseph business owner dead. The incident highlights how it can be difficult to determine lost wages under Missouri’s wrongful death law. Single-Vehicle Car Accident Kills St. Joseph Business Owner According to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Joshua Oliver was heading northbound on U.S. Highway 169 in the afternoon of November 14, 2021. About a ...
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10
Nov
2021
LIRC’s Wrongful Denial of Workers’ Compensation Overturned
Once again, the Missouri Court of Appeals had to step in and reverse a workers’ compensation decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) over the Second Injury Fund . These successful appeals all follow a shocking case where the LIRC expressly refused to follow a court ruling . Injured Worker Appeals Denial of Workers’ Compensation The case, Marberry v. Second Injury Fund , ...
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3
Nov
2021
Are a Negligent Driver’s Passengers Out of Luck?
A motorcycle accident in St. Joseph left one dead and one seriously hurt. The crash is an example of how passengers can hold drivers liable for their injuries, even if that driver was in the same vehicle as the passenger. Fatal Motorcycle Accident in St. Joseph The accident happened on the I-229 bridge in downtown St. Joseph. According to the initial reports , a motorcyclist with a passenger was ...
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