Nearly five years ago, state lawmakers took steps to fix Missouri’s nearly insolvent Second Injury Fund. Twenty-one days after the law took effect, a carpenter fell from a ladder and hurt his left knee. Now, the Missouri Supreme Court is ...

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Edwards v. Treasurer (MLW No. 70532/Case No. ED105061 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.)

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Gattenby v. Treasurer (MLW No. 70217/Case No. WD80052 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, J.)

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Carter v. Treasurer (MLW No. 69831/Case No. WD79437 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.)

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The issue of whether claimants can demand prompt payment from the Second Injury Fund is no closer to resolution than when the Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on the matter more than a year ago.

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Hembree v. Treasurer (MLW No. 66602/Case No. SD32982 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, J.)

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Lewis v. Treasurer (MLW No. 66587/Case No. ED100657 – 33 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.)

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Stewart v. Zwiefel (MLW No. 66006/Case No. SD32827 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, J.)

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Payne v. Treasurer (MLW No.65932/Case No. SD32541 – 23 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)

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Scott v. Treasurer (MLW No. 65919/Case No. WD76602 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ellis, J.)

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Approved after years of legislative wrangling, the bill temporarily puts more money into the nearly insolvent fund but also restricts the claims that can be made against it.

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