A Missouri appellate court overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured worker, finding the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission had applied the wrong statute to determine the Second Injury’s Fund’s liability.
Case: Dubuc v. Treasurer, No. WD82809, 03/03/2020, published.
Facts: Thomas Dubuc worked for OTG LLC. He suffered injuries in October 2015 when he fell off a ladder while running fiber optic lines between telephone poles.
Dubuc sought compensation for injuries to his upper extremities, back, neck and spine, and for internal injuries.
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