Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Aug 25, 2020
Sterling Bennett, Appellant, vs. Treasurer of the State of Missouri, as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.
Sterling Bennett appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of Second Injury Fund liability for two separate work injuries. The Commission had affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's decision. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's award, finding that Bennett failed to prove permanent total disability for his March 2014 injury due to flawed expert opinions, and failed to prove a synergistic effect for his August 2013 injury.