{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"larry-obermann","displayName":"Larry Obermann","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111004:2023-08-22","opinionId":"5492a331-9284-5c7e-8fea-b5f43873687f","slug":"larry-obermann-appellant-v-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-as-custodia-111004","caseName":"Larry Obermann, Appellant, vs. Treasurer of the State of Missouri as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111004","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-08-22","year":2023,"display_summary":"Larry Obermann sought Permanent Total Disability (PTD) benefits from the Second Injury Fund after a workplace shoulder injury, asserting his PTD resulted from this injury combined with qualifying preexisting disabilities. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denied his claim, finding no expert opined that his PTD resulted solely from the primary injury and qualifying preexisting disabilities, exclusive of a non-qualifying knee injury. The appellate court reversed, holding that the Commission's dispositive factual finding was unsupported by competent and substantial evidence, as Obermann's vocational expert did opine PTD based on the primary injury and qualifying feet injuries, without relying on the non-qualifying knee injury. The case was remanded with instructions to enter an award of PTD benefits for Obermann.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=198795","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/larry-obermann-appellant-v-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-as-custodia-111004","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}