{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"gary-boothe-jr-employee","displayName":"GARY BOOTHE, JR., Employee-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36408:2020-12-29","opinionId":"c92b1eaa-93fe-5cb0-9933-a95f06c45df8","slug":"gary-boothe-jr-employee-appellant-v-dish-network-inc-employer-respondent-d36408","caseName":"GARY BOOTHE, JR., Employee-Appellant\nv.\nDISH NETWORK, INC., Employer-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36408","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-12-29","year":2020,"display_summary":"Gary Boothe, an installer for DISH Network, Inc., was injured in a single-car accident while driving a company van to his first job of the day, after choking on a breakfast sandwich. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denied his workers' compensation claim, finding the risk source was his decision to eat while driving, a risk unrelated to employment. The appellate court reversed, holding that the risk source was the inherent road and driving conditions of his employment, and that a safety rule violation only reduces, not eliminates, compensation. The case was remanded for further proceedings.","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=171015","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/gary-boothe-jr-employee-appellant-v-dish-network-inc-employer-respondent-d36408","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: workers-compensation","text: labor and industrial relations commission","text: 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: 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","text: employment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"}],"role":"appellant"}]}