{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"midmissouri-mental-health-center-and-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custodian-of-the-second-injury-fund","displayName":"Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center and Treasurer of the State of Missouri - Custodian of the Second Injury Fund","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc98168:2020-04-14","opinionId":"d51242d0-f541-5ec3-8db2-b8f6c42f7c16","slug":"lucille-schoen-appellant-v-mid-missouri-mental-health-center-and-treasure-c98168","caseName":"Lucille Schoen, Appellant, vs. Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center and Treasurer of the State of Missouri - Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondents.","caseNumber":"SC98168","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-04-14","year":2020,"display_summary":"Lucille Schoen appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of workers' compensation benefits for injuries she sustained after being tripped at a doctor's office. Schoen argued these injuries were a natural consequence of an earlier work-related insecticide exposure, which necessitated the doctor's visit. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the Commission's decision, holding that the accidental tripping did not arise out of and in the course of employment because the risk was one she would have been equally exposed to outside of work, failing the statutory causation test. Consequently, her claim against the Second Injury Fund was also denied.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","administrative-law","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=154813","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/lucille-schoen-appellant-v-mid-missouri-mental-health-center-and-treasure-c98168","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":"medical-malpractice","label":"Medical Malpractice","href":"/practice-areas/medical-malpractice","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: doctor"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/medical-malpractice"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":3,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","fallback litigation route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}