{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"valley-farm-dairy-company-et-al","displayName":"Valley Farm Dairy Company, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97993:2020-02-19","opinionId":"d4c62020-242d-5250-b071-20e1f7da6831","slug":"vincent-hegger-deceased-et-al-appellants-v-valley-farm-dairy-company-et-a-c97993","caseName":"Vincent Hegger (Deceased), et al., Appellants, vs. Valley Farm Dairy Company, et al., Respondents.","caseNumber":"SC97993","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-02-19","year":2020,"display_summary":"The children of deceased employee Vincent Hegger appealed a decision denying enhanced mesothelioma benefits under section 287.200.4(3)(a) of the workers' compensation law. Hegger was exposed to asbestos while working for Valley Farm Dairy Company, which ceased operations in 1998, before the enhanced benefit statute took effect in 2014. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the commission's decision, holding that Valley Farm could not have affirmatively elected to accept enhanced liability under a statute that did not exist during its operation, as the term \"elect\" requires an affirmative act.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","other","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=150493","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/vincent-hegger-deceased-et-al-appellants-v-valley-farm-dairy-company-et-a-c97993","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: insurance"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"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"}],"role":"respondent"}]}