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Oct
2022
What is an Open Medical Workers’ Compensation Award in Missouri?
In some cases, workers’ compensation claims can recover what are known as “open medical expenses.” While the circumstances that can lead to these “medical open” awards are narrow, they appeared in one recent case before the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) . Commission Affirms “Open Medical” Award The case, Burns v. Wal-Mart , involved a cashier who tripped and fell over a wooden ...
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19
Oct
2022
Can Injured Passengers Hold Their Driver Liable for a Car Accident?
A serious single-vehicle car accident west of St. Joseph put five people in the hospital. The crash is a great example of how the injured passengers in a car can recover the compensation they need after an accident from the driver who was responsible for the crash. Single-Vehicle Crash Sends Five to the Hospital According to both the news report and the police report , the accident occurred just ...
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12
Oct
2022
The Jurisdiction of Missouri’s Workers’ Compensation Law
Each state has its own workers’ compensation system. The small differences between those employment laws can drastically alter how much compensation injured workers can receive after a work injury. To prevent hurt workers from shopping around for a workers’ compensation system that gives them the best benefits , each state has rules that limit the jurisdiction of their workers’ compensation laws. ...
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5
Oct
2022
Is Drugged Driving Dangerous or Not?
As more states in the U.S. legalize marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes, the use of the drug has exploded. So too has the number of people with marijuana in their systems at the time of a car accident . But determining whether the marijuana was actually the cause of the accident, or how dangerous it is to drive while under the influence of the drug, is not as easy and simple as that. ...
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