Deficiencies in Appellate Briefing Result in Forfeiture of Employer/Carrier's Challenge to Award

The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an employer and its insurance carrier forfeited their challenge to an award to a care provider because of inadequacies in their appellate briefing. Case: Surgery Center Partners v. Mondelez International Inc., No. ED109776, 05/31/2022, published. Facts: Mondelez International Inc. had workers’ compensation insurance coverage with the Indemnity Insurance Co. After a Mondelez employee suffered a work-related accident that left him with a torn left rotator cuff, Indemnity authorized surgery. Timberlake Surgery Center performed the procedure and ch...