Court Revives Worker's Challenge to Denial of Claim for Back Injury

A Missouri appellate court revived a worker’s challenge to a denial of her claim for a back injury, finding she satisfied the pleading requirements to present a petition for review. Case: Miller v. Henniges Automotive Sealing Systems North America, No. ED109432, 09/14/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Linda Miller filed workers’ compensation claims related to an alleged back injury in 2015 and a bilateral upper-extremity injury from 2016. Both claims were consolidated for a hearing before an administrative law judge. The ALJ issued final awards finding that the...