{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"robert-march","displayName":"Robert March","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc99381:2022-07-26","opinionId":"9d6c4de5-ac19-5501-8d23-dca230fff75b","slug":"robert-march-appellant-v-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custodian-of-c99381","caseName":"Robert March, Appellant, vs. Treasurer of the State of Missouri - Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC99381","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2022-07-26","year":2022,"display_summary":"Robert March appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of permanent total disability (PTD) benefits from the Second Injury Fund. The commission found March failed to prove that the combination of his preexisting disabilities and primary work-related injuries, rather than his preexisting disabilities alone, rendered him permanently and totally disabled. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the commission correctly applied the burden of persuasion, which requires a claimant to show it is \"more likely true than not true\" that the combined injuries caused PTD, and that \"equally likely\" evidence fails to meet this burden.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","administrative-law","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=188194","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/robert-march-appellant-v-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custodian-of-c99381","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84377:2021-08-31","opinionId":"95d69cab-7615-5f42-9c2f-7945fca70d93","slug":"robert-march-v-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custodian-of-the-second-d84377","caseName":"Robert March\nvs. \nTreasurer of the State of Missouri - Custodian of the Second Injury Fund","caseNumber":"WD84377","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-08-31","year":2021,"display_summary":"Robert March, an employee, appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund. The Commission had found the employee's expert medical testimony on causation credible but then substituted its own lay opinion to deny compensation. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the Commission cannot substitute its lay opinion for uncontradicted, credible expert medical testimony on causation.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","evidence","appellate-procedure","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=179997","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/robert-march-v-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custodian-of-the-second-d84377","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":24,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","text: employee"],"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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}