{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"american-national-insurance-employer","displayName":"AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE, Employer-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35644:2019-05-13","opinionId":"b948bc38-3027-59b8-bb3f-951d81cd8f7d","slug":"joan-knutter-deceased-employee-by-michael-knutter-claimant-respondent-v-a-d35644","caseName":"JOAN KNUTTER, Deceased Employee by MICHAEL KNUTTER, Claimant-Respondent\nvs.\nAMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE, Employer-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35644","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-05-13","year":2019,"display_summary":"Joan Knutter's son, Michael Knutter, sought dependent benefits after his mother's death, which he alleged was caused by a workplace ankle injury leading to a pulmonary embolism. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission awarded benefits, reversing an ALJ's decision. The employer appealed, challenging the sufficiency of evidence for causation and the substitution of Michael as a party. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's award, finding sufficient competent evidence supported the causation finding and that the employer's challenge to the substitution was not preserved for appeal.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","appellate-procedure","evidence","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140233","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/joan-knutter-deceased-employee-by-michael-knutter-claimant-respondent-v-a-d35644","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: workers-compensation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: employee","text: employer"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"}],"role":"appellant"}]}