Mo. Ct: No Double Damages, PPD Benefits for Depression

A commission rightfully denied a claim of psychological disability for a worker who was injured in an automobile accident, an Missouri appellate court said. The Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District affirmed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision to deny permanent post-traumatic stress benefits in Copeland v. Thurman Stout Inc., doing business as Ram Tech and Wausau Insurance Companies, No. 27466, 11/07/2006. William Copeland was injured in an automobile accident in 1997 while he employed by Ram Tech. This automobile accident was one in a string of accidents f...