Supreme Court Tosses Challenge to Denial of PTD Benefits Because of Defects in Brief

The Missouri Supreme Court threw out a worker’s challenge to a decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denying his claim for permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund due to deficiencies in his appellate brief. Case: Lexow v. Boeing Co., No. SC99199, 03/15/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Michael A. Lexow worked for Boeing Co. He sustained work-related carpal tunnel syndrome in his left arm and hand. Lexow filed a workers’ compensation claim, which he later settled with Boeing. He also filed a claim against the Second Injury ...