{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mary-kay-hazeltine","displayName":"Mary Kay Hazeltine","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107630:2019-10-22","opinionId":"f84aa149-1992-511c-b8c0-f98c58e22bbc","slug":"mary-kay-hazeltine-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-second-injury-fund-respo-107630","caseName":"Mary Kay Hazeltine, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Second Injury Fund, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED107630","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-10-22","year":2019,"display_summary":"Mary Kay Hazeltine appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of her claim against the Second Injury Fund for permanent total disability benefits. Hazeltine contended the Commission erred in finding she lacked preexisting permanent disabilities that hindered employment and failed to prove the nature and extent of these disabilities, or their combination with her work injury resulted in permanent total disability. The appellate court reversed and remanded, finding the Commission's award was not supported by sufficient competent evidence and that it erred in disregarding Hazeltine's testimony and expert opinions without a reasonable basis.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=145701","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/mary-kay-hazeltine-appellant-v-state-of-missouri-second-injury-fund-respo-107630","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}