Blog Posts in January, 2022

Does Insurance Cover Hit-and-Run Accidents?

The suspect of a robbery and a serious hit-and-run car accident in St. Joseph has been taken into custody. The incident raises a question that no one wants to be in a position to ask: Will insurance cover my expenses after a hit-and-run accident? Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested The incident happened at Menards early in the afternoon of January 25, 2022. Police say that the suspect stole several items ...

When Does Workers’ Compensation Start Paying Out?

Missouri workers who get hurt on the job are entitled to workers’ compensation. When that compensation actually gets paid, though, is very important. People who read our blog may have noticed that some of the cases we have covered involve workplace injuries that happened years earlier. These cases are outliers, though, because they took a judge or magistrate to resolve the dispute. The vast ...

What is the Last Clear Chance Rule?

The last clear chance doctrine is an aspect of personal injury law that Missouri used to have, before it moved from contributory negligence to comparative negligence rules. While Missouri no longer uses the last clear chance doctrine, it is still a great way to see how the law changes to make things fairer. Shared Fault Rules: Contributory and Comparative Negligence In many situations where ...

LIRC Uses Idiopathic Injury Rule to Deny Award, Again

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) has once again turned to the idiopathic injury rationale to deny workers’ compensation to a hurt worker. The specific facts of this case show just how unworkable this rationale can be. Medical Complications from Truck Accident Leads to Leg Amputation Back in February, 2014, a truck driver with diabetes left Missouri for Arkansas. In Arkansas, he ...