A debate over the fate of the Second Injury Fund will continue. The Missouri Senate last week spent days working on a bill that would put more money into the nearly insolvent fund while limiting the types of disabilities it covers, but lawmakers reached no resolution.

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Treasurer v. Witte (MLW No. 64144/Case No. WD74644 – 26 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ellis, J.)

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White v. University of Missouri, Kansas City (MLW No. 64147/Case No. WD74081 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Smart Jr., J.)

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Hornbeck v. Spectra Painting, Inc. (MLW No. 63966/Case No. SC92116 – 20 pages) (Missouri Supreme Court, Russell, J.; Teitelman, C.J., Breckenridge, Fischer, Stith and Price, JJ., concur. Draper, J., not participating)

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Poarch v. Treasurer (MLW No. 63610/Case No. WD74219 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Howard, J.)

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Seifner v. Treasurer (MLW No. 63469/Case No. WD74192 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Howard, J.)

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Claspill v. Fed Ex Freight East, Inc. (MLW No. 63253/Case No. SD31346 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Barney, J.)

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A lawsuit over the lack of money in the Second Injury Fund is scheduled for trial next May, following a judge’s decision to deny a preliminary injunction.

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A federal judge says the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry cannot intervene in a lawsuit over the Second Injury Fund.

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Elmore v. Missouri State Treasurer as Custodian for Second Injury Fund (MLW No. 62485/Case No. SD30906 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)

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Molder v. Treasurer (MLW No. 62333/Case No. WD72977 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.)

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