{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mark-walton","displayName":"MARK WALTON","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38504:2025-03-20","opinionId":"b4415798-a77d-5f1b-9367-2d74d16643bd","slug":"mark-walton-appellant-v-treasurer-of-missouri-as-custodian-of-second-inju-d38504","caseName":"MARK WALTON, Appellant\nv.\nTREASURER OF MISSOURI AS CUSTODIAN OF SECOND INJURY FUND, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38504","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-03-20","year":2025,"display_summary":"Mark Walton appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision denying his claim for permanent and total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund. The Commission found Walton's preexisting left-shoulder injury did not meet the fifty-week permanent partial disability threshold required by §287.220.3. On appeal, Walton argued that a portion of a prior enhanced PPD award should be added to meet this threshold. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's decision, holding that §287.220.3 does not permit using a prior enhanced PPD award to supplement an otherwise non-qualifying injury.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","administrative-law","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218634","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/mark-walton-appellant-v-treasurer-of-missouri-as-custodian-of-second-inju-d38504","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"}]}