{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"estate-of-dale-newman-by-tracey-eatherton","displayName":"Estate of Dale Newman by Tracey Eatherton","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107986:2020-08-18","opinionId":"83eb5c50-11d2-5685-a84d-ca8e6e6f9cd1","slug":"estate-of-dale-newman-by-tracey-eatherton-appellant-v-city-of-leadwood-mi-107986","caseName":"Estate of Dale Newman by Tracey Eatherton, Appellant, v. City of Leadwood, Missouri, and Division of Workers' Compensation as Administrator of the Line of Duty Compensation Fund, Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED107986","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-08-18","year":2020,"display_summary":"The Estate of Dale Newman appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of benefits from the Line of Duty Compensation Fund. Chief Newman, a police chief, died of a heart attack while working a second job loading packages for UPS. The Commission denied benefits, finding his death did not occur \"in the active performance of his duties\" under the 2013 LDC Act. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the 2014 amendments to the Act were substantive and not retroactive, and that loading packages for a second job, even while on call as police chief, did not constitute active performance of police duties.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","other","administrative-law","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=164135","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/estate-of-dale-newman-by-tracey-eatherton-appellant-v-city-of-leadwood-mi-107986","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: workers-compensation","text: workers' compensation","text: labor and industrial relations commission"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}