PPD Benefits Due to Murdered Worker Are Payable to His Estate

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker who was murdered while his claim was pending, and it ruled that his benefits were payable to his estate. Case: Jim Plunkett Inc. v. Ard, No. WD79210, 09/13/2016, published. Facts: Michael Ard worked for Jim Plunkett Inc. as a glazier. He suffered multiple injures in October 2010 after several large plates of glass fell on him. Ard filed a comp claim, but he was murdered in September 2013 before the case was decided. Procedural History: An administrative law judge determined that Ard's wid...