A split Missouri Supreme Court ruled June 25 that permanent partial disability claims no longer can be brought against the Second Injury Fund following a 2014 change to the law, even if some of the claimant’s injuries predate the change. ...

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A five-year-old fix to the Second Injury Fund is “not very clear,” according to at least one member of the Missouri Supreme Court. How the court will ultimately read it remains to be seen.

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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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