An administrative judge ruled that the wife of a Joplin businessman will receive workers’ compensation benefits for the rest of her life after her husband died in a car crash despite disputes over his cause of death and whether he was on the job at the time.

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Greer v. Sysco Food Services (MLW No. 67149/Case No. ED101389 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)

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Scholastic, Inc. v. Viley (MLW No. 67074/Case No. WD77546 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)

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Keefe and Griffiths Partner David Plufka is the recipient of the St. Louis Workers’ Compensation Distinguished Lawyer Award.

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Pierce v. Zurich American Insurance Company (MLW No. 66924 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ellis, J.)

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A man injured during a fall suffered while mopping a floor reached a workers’ compensation settlement with his employer for more than $327,000.

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Randoph County v. Moore-Ransdell (MLW No. 66734/Case No. WD76709 – 26 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Witt, J.)

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Brashers v. Treasurer of the State of Missouri (MLW No. 66690/Case No. SD32872 – 19 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)

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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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Hinkle v. A.B. Dick Company (MLW No. 66607/Case No. WD76952 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Howard, J.)

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