Settlement for Worker's Arm Injury Foreclosed Later Claim for Wrist

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s settlement of a claim for a repetitive injury to his left arm had waived his ability to bring a later claim for a repetitive injury to his left wrist. Case: Lamy v. Stahl Specialty Co., No. WD85163, 07/26/2022, published. Facts: Ronald Lamy began working for Stahl Specialty Co. in 1987. In 2017, he filed a workers’ compensation claim for an alleged repetitive injury to his left arm. Dr. Gerald McNamara examined Lamy on Aug. 31, 2016, five days after the date of the alleged injury. During that visit, Lamy compla...