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Unbaking the Cake? Southern District splits with Eastern District on Impact of Enhanced Benefit on Qualifying Injuries in SIF Cases: Walton v. Treasurer of Missouri
Last November, the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled in Ryan v. State of Missouri, Second Injury Fund that a...

Eric Lanham
Mar 276 min read
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Is Sexual Harassment always Sexual Discrimination Under the ICRA? An Analysis of Caroline Toe v. Kraft Heinz Food Company
On March 10, 2025, Commissioner Cortese affirmed a Deputy Commissioner’s decision in Caroline Toe v. Kraft Heinz Food Company ,...

Eric Lanham
Mar 187 min read
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Past Medical Bills and Attorney Fees in Missouri: Who determines? Erwin v. Midway Arms
Note :Â While employed as an attorney with my prior firm, McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A., I was involved in the appeals process on...

Eric Lanham
Mar 107 min read
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Is COVID-19 Compensable in Iowa? Who knows? Collins v. Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Charles Collins began working for the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) in 2018, originally as a full-time bus driver. ...

Eric Lanham
Feb 244 min read
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Tips from the Tribunal: Nebraska Workers' Compensation Judge Hoffert Addresses the Numerosity Defense to Multi-part Interrogatories
Two rulings handed down by Workers’ Compensation Judge John R. Hoffert in January provide some guidance to practitioners working through...

Eric Lanham
Feb 183 min read
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A new twist on Kansas Workers' Compensation Subrogation: Rumbaugh v. Direct TV
Subrogation in workers’ compensation can be tricky, and that’s especially true in Kansas.  The employee's fault, loss of consortium...

Eric Lanham
Feb 185 min read
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