Court Defers to Commission's Credibility Findings

A Missouri appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for her injuries from an unwitnessed fall, since it had to defer to the credibility determinations of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. Case: Thompson v. Treasurer of the State of Missouri, No. ED105352, 02/20/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Winifred Thompson injured her back in a fall at work in July 2006 and filed a workers’ compensation claim against her employer. Thompson also named the Missouri Second Injury Fund as a defendant, asserting that she was totally disabled by a com...