Dozens of people with work-related injuries converged on the Capitol last week to plead with lawmakers to find a way to salvage the Second Injury Fund, and there’s some interest from legislative leaders in trying to find a solution.

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The Missouri Senate today passed a bill that would prevent people from suing co-employees for work-related injuries.

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Three people who are at “imminent risk” of being deprived of disability benefits filed a federal lawsuit last week that would force the state to put more money in the Second Injury Fund.

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Three people who are at “imminent risk” of being deprived of disability benefits have filed a federal lawsuit that would force the state to put more money in the Second Injury Fund.

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Missouri’s attorney general says lawmakers have reached the “proverbial fork in the road” for the Second Injury Fund, and that if they do not act he might force the fund into bankruptcy.

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A bill that would have fixed the state’s Second Injury Fund failed on a vote last night in the Missouri House. The bill received a 77-77 vote. It needed 82 votes to pass. The bill would have allowed the ailing ...

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A dismal budget situation and a lack of consensus on certain issues may inhibit legislators from passing agenda items during this year’s session of the Missouri General Assembly. As lawmakers prepare to return on Wednesday for the five-month session, the ...

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Ellis v. Treasurer (MLW No. 60007/Case No. SD29573 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.) Where the Second Injury Fund was ordered to pay to a claimant the full amount of her medical bills without a ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court says circuit court is the proper venue for the Second Injury Fund to assert subrogation interest. The question before the court was whether the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission or the circuit court has the authority ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments today regarding the proper venue for the Second Injury Fund’s ability for subrogation. According to court documents, Joseph Banks was driving a van for a company called Bridgford Foods. Banks suffered neck and ...

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The long-predicted insolvency of the Second Injury Fund has finally caught up with the state. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office issued a brief memo to attorneys this week, saying “effective immediately, unless an offer has been previously accepted, all Second ...

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