Worker Unable to Collect on Comp Claim Doesn't Qualify as Uncompensated Tort Victim

The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who prevailed on a workers’ compensation claim against his uninsured employer and was unable to collect any payment could not turn to the Tort Victims’ Compensation Fund for help because he was not an uncompensated tort victim. Christopher Ellis worked for JK Concrete LLC. In June 2017, Ellis was working outdoors while the temperature was over 90 degrees. He informed his foreman and the owner of JK Concrete that he was not feeling well. The foreman took Ellis to a local clinic. From there, took an ambulance to the hospital where h...